I tried it again but did not have much to show for it in /var/log/messages. Maybe this means something to someone. Mar 14 02:51:21 sidell kernel: __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0) Mar 14 02:51:22 sidell kernel: VM: killing process X Mar 14 02:51:33 sidell kdm[2084]: Server for display :0 terminated unexpectedly
The only way I could stop it was to alt+sysrq+i, which ended up killing the Xserver. I could not do much else since all available ram and swap were quickly eaten. rsync-2.5.4-1mdk draksync-8.0-16mdk --- SI Reasoning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Running draksync I setup a connection as user: > from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms > to sidereal > user root > to /var/cache/urpmi/rpms > > I set it up to copy most recent files using ssh > I uploaded the key > typed in root password > (ssh is enabled for root) > then clicked sync. > > It then hit my memory and kept building up fast > until > the system was brought down to a crawl, I could not > even get to the point of getting to a terminal to > kill > it. Finally I alt+sysrq+i and that stopped the chaos > but the damage was done and a few minutes later it > crashed and rebooted. > > I am running a compiled mdk kernel 2.4.18-5mdk as > coppermine/PIII. > > draksync-8.0-16mdk > rsync-2.5.2-4mdk > > This is not the first time this has happened either. > Each time I think I was running user = root. > > ===== > SI Reasoning > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A requirement of creativity is that it contributes > to change. Creativity keeps > the creator alive. > > -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free > email! > http://mail.yahoo.com/ > ===== SI Reasoning [EMAIL PROTECTED] A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps the creator alive. -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/
