Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 11:20:32 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where i can check a log about the last reboot time of my freebsd box Message-ID: <20040825152032.GB52986@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEOKGJAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> References: <000701c48a55$c9303710$95150c0a@CARLOSXP> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEOKGJAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net>
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At Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 08:12 , our malformed and occasionally flatulent friend JJB spewed forth this fount of brain juice: > owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org wrote: > > > Hi, im having troubles with a freebsd box, suddenly this fbox > > reboots many times on a day, every hour at least, :(, i dont > > know what could be happening, this fbox was working great, i'd > > like to know if a log on the system could helpme to check if a > > program or process is making some bad things.. With this box > > i share internet to many clients.. am worried :(. thanks in > > advance. > > Carlos Alarc?n > A normal running system that suddenly starts rebooting its self is > more that likely an overheating problem caused by a thick layer of > dust on the motherboard chips or early signs of a failing power > supply. You will not find any log error messages about this. If he had looked more carefully at the log he posted, a good many of the 'reboot' lines had one right before it that said 'crash'. So there was at least an error indication, but he didn't seem to ask about it - just the 'reboot' lines. Both of your suppositions fit the problem. I thought it was mildly interesting in that at least some of the reboots were preceded by a 'crash' line. That would indicate to me that it really is heat or power, as it is inconsistent in it's reboots. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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