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Subject: Re: server is crashing constantly
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Jonathan Horne <yahoo.com!loudredz71@agora.rdrop.com> wrote:

> I have a new web server [which] is crashing 2-3 times a day ...
>
> That is what im getting in the /var/log/messages.
>
> Sep 13 20:09:25 rps savecore: reboot after panic: page fault
> Sep 13 20:09:25 rps savecore: writing core to vmcore.0
...
> Any ideas or recommendations about where to start looking
> to track this down would really be appreciated.

It's likely to be hardware problems (yes, even on a new box).

memtest and/or memtest86, in ports/sysutils.