I did check the time on the server yesterday. The time in the BIOS was way off for some reason. I then noticed this morning that the server had not rebooted. It was the first time in quite a while.
Chris Baker -- [email protected] systems administrator INTERA -- 512-425-2006 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Maciolek [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:17 PM To: General list for user discussion,questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Server reboots nightly hi, Check the BIOS for auto stop/start times or awake on lan settings. Mark Chris Baker wrote: > That was a great answer. The server is rebooting every morning at > 7:00. I will see what I can find out from that. > > > Chris Baker -- [email protected] > systems administrator > INTERA -- 512-425-2006 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Robertson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 2:58 PM > To: General list for user discussion, questions and support > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Server reboots nightly > > Chris Baker wrote: >> Which logs should I check? > > /var/log/messages > >> And what should I look for in these logs? > > Run the command dmesg (first, "man dmesg" so you know what this > command > does) and take a look at the output. This is the bootup message and > should be replicated in /var/log/messages. Take a look at the entries > above for clues as to why your server is restarting. The last log > entry before the dmesg output should be something along the lines of > "Kernel log daemon terminating." and should be proceeded by evidence > of exiting processes. If not, you probably have power or hardware > problems. If you do see evidence of a graceful restart, at least you > know about when it's happening. Start looking through /etc/cron.* and > /etc/crontab for jobs that run around that time. > >> I do >> know where the logs are on the system. >> > > Chris > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > -- > Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with > Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use > existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging > applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. > Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building > applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with > Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use > existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging > applications that combine the power of local resources and data with > the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to > start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- Mark Maciolek Network Administrator Morse Hall 339 862-3050 [email protected] https://www.sr.unh.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
