I'm disturbed that I've received a "Reboot" logcheck report from a computer to which I don't have physical access right now. I logged in by ssh and looked at /var/log/syslog, which shows routine stuff, then a 3-minute gap, then the restart log entries.
Nov 16 08:02:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[16445]: (logcheck) CMD ( if [ -x /usr/sbin/logcheck ]; then nice -n10 /usr/sbin/logcheck; fi) Nov 16 08:02:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[16446]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 16 08:03:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[17248]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 16 08:04:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[17251]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 16 08:05:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[17255]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 16 08:06:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[17259]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 16 08:09:15 argon syslogd 1.4.1#17: restart. Nov 16 08:09:16 argon kernel: klogd 1.4.1#17, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Nov 16 08:09:16 argon kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.27-2-386 Nov 16 08:09:16 argon kernel: Loaded 18328 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.27-2-386. Nov 16 08:09:16 argon kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.27. Nov 16 08:09:16 argon kernel: Loaded 787 symbols from 36 modules. A few days ago I deliberately shut the machine down for a while (with physical access) and produced the following bit of syslog. Nov 12 12:56:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[21427]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 12 12:57:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[21430]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 12 12:58:01 argon /USR/SBIN/CRON[21433]: (root) CMD (/root/bin/minute) Nov 12 12:58:19 argon gdm[3158]: Master halting... Nov 12 12:58:19 argon shutdown[3158]: shutting down for system halt Nov 12 12:58:19 argon init: Switching to runlevel: 0 Nov 12 12:58:24 argon xfs[2254]: terminating Nov 12 12:58:25 argon xfs[2257]: terminating Nov 12 12:58:27 argon chronyd[30148]: chronyd exiting on signal Nov 12 12:58:27 argon rpc.statd[2457]: Caught signal 15, un-registering and exiting. Nov 12 12:58:27 argon exiting on signal 15 Nov 12 13:16:21 argon syslogd 1.4.1#17: restart. Nov 12 13:16:22 argon kernel: klogd 1.4.1#17, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Nov 12 13:16:22 argon kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map-2.4.27-2-386 Nov 12 13:16:22 argon kernel: Loaded 18328 symbols from /boot/System.map-2.4.27-2-386. Nov 12 13:16:22 argon kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.4.27. Nov 12 13:16:22 argon kernel: Loaded 787 symbols from 36 modules. Obviously if I get home and the digital clocks are flashing, I'll know there was a brief power cut. But is there any way to determine from the computer's own evidence why it restarted? Thanks, Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]