On Thu, 31 May 2001, Dr.K.S.Sangunni wrote:
> May 31 00:15:18 sangu su: (to nobody) root on none
> May 31 00:15:18 sangu PAM-unix2[4653]: session started for user nobody,
> service su
> May 31 00:17:35 sangu PAM-unix2[4653]: session finished for user nobody,
> service su
possibly this is your sshd. Or some other security concious network
daemon. Network daemons are risky to run as root, since if anybody can
break in he can take up its execution permissions i.e that of root. So
generally daemons su themselves to a harmless uid.
> May 31 01:11:59 sangu kernel: probable hardware bug: clock timer
> configuration lost - probably a VIA686a.
> May 31 01:11:59 sangu kernel: probable hardware bug: restoring chip
> configuration.
could be just that, i.e a hardware bug. Check for that exact phrase on
google. Even my chipset is a via one, havent faced it yet ( but then i
dont look into logs unless something is fishy )
-- sreangsu
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