In message <4.2.0.58.20000301075322.03b993f0@hercules>
"Mark E. Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've seen a problem that I *thought* was the system locking up, but
> actually it was diald hanging the syslog system.
>
> After diald runs for a while, any application that attempts to write to
> the system log will hang. This includes logins, as they attempt to write
> to the system log - this can make the machine look hung.
>
> If this is your problem too, try leaving a terminal window open to the
> machine, as root. When the problem occurs, go to the /etc/rc.d/init.d
> directory and run "syslog stop", then "syslog start".
This is no good because it is a complete lockup. The machine won't
respond to pings or any other network activity, or allow me to bring up
the X display if the screen blanker has kicked in, respond to caps lock
key presses, etc.
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Mark Sawle | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Robinson College, Cambridge | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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