Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:26:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Network Coordinator <nc@ai.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -stable can't allocate string space? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960603102551.13784C-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960602214458.18768D-100000@aries.ai.net>
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On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Network Coordinator wrote: > I have noticed that a particular -stable machine [up for about 19 days] > after a certain point will no longer allow su's to root. [They'll run, > but take forever to return, or return immediately w/o real power]. > > At the console, the errors reported include execve can't allocate string > space. A number of processes terminate with signals 6 and 11. > > Any ideas what this is? Out of memory? Out of swap? Sounds like you have a runaway program. Check top or systat -pigs. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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