Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:38:05 -0500 From: "Jeff Palmer" <scorpio@drkshdw.org> To: <song@isot.com>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Local package initialization Message-ID: <003201c2d072$c71ed150$0201a8c0@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <1044818277.3e46a965d3e52@webmail.isot.com>
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When the boot process hangs there, usually it's because the machine is trying to start a program that you've installed. There are a couple things which could slow it down. DNS lookups are probably the most common. If you are starting a daemon that needs to use DNS, it may not be able to resolve your hostname. Therefore, it'll wait until the lookup TTL expires. I've seen sendmail, mysql, postgresql, and other such daemons cause this issue. Another thing it could be, is a misconfigured daemon. For instance, if you recently installed postgresql, and forgot to initialize the database, the daemon won't be able to start, but fbsd is waiting for a clean exit code to continue booting. My advice, Reboot the machine. When it hangs, look at the package it mentions immediately before it hangs. And the package mentioned immediately after hitting control+c. It'll very likely be one of those two utilities are misconfigured. Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG] > On Behalf Of itchibahn > Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 2:18 PM > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Local package initialization > > I'm running FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE, and getting stuck at the end of boot > process: > > "Local package initialization" > > When this is reached, it sets there forever. I have to CTRL-C and > continues to > login prompt. Any ways to fix this? Thanks. > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through ISOT. To find out more > about ISOT, visit http://isot.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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