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Date:      Sun, 14 Jan 2001 22:43:32 -0800 (PST)
From:      opentrax@email.com
To:        roth@iamexwi.unibe.ch
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Something strange in a 4.2 FreeBSD Box
Message-ID:  <200101150643.WAA02381@spammie.svbug.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010114175023.A7680@arp.unibe.ch>

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On 14 Jan, Tobias Roth wrote:
>> On 14 Jan, Roberto Samarone Araujo (RSA) wrote:
>> > 
>> >             Every week I need to reboot my FreeBSD 4.2 machine, I noticed
>> > that it only works for seven days. In a randomic hour in the seven day, it
>> > blocks. I really don't know what is happening but, I looked at logs and this
>> > message appeared :
>> > 
>> >                         Jan 13 18:06:23 soure /kernel:
>> > swap_pager_getswapspace: failed
>> > 
>> >             Does anyone know what is happening and How can I fix it ?
>> > 
>> It looks like you either ran out of swap space or
>> your Hard drive is failing around your swap space.
>> Or the controller or driver is being flake.
>> 
>> Could you post more information on your system?
>> Maybe someone else has some solid ideas.
>> Specifically use dmesg(8) and pstat(8).
> 
> Could you please NOT post more information on your system?
> In case you haven't noticed, this is freebsd-security and not freebsd-questions.
> Thank you for not asking or answering questions that are not related to security.
> greets, Tobe
> 
If I recall right the user mentioned some security concerns,
But perhaps your right the user does not have enough valid
information for a security concern. How do we make the 
destinction in the future? Do you have some suggestions?

				Jessem.





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