[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello all, > My mail server has started hanging every thirty or so minutes. True I > am a bit low on memory but that is how I have been operating all along > and it wasn't hanging. > Whenever it happens, I have to switch it off and on manually, aargh!!! > what could be happening? No strange messages in /var/log/messages > and /var/log/mail. Everything is normal from that side. > Any help will be appreciated, I am certainly not looking forward to > installing another server!!!
Perhaps it could be a hardware defect. Run some checks on your hard drive as well your memory. For the hard drive, run the DFT (Drive Fitness Test) tool from Hitachi. Download the copy for your OS, and extract a bootable PC-DOS floppy from it. Reboot the server with the floppy installed and follow the on-screen instructions. Get the software here: http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm For memory, well, I use the memory test utility on the SuSE install CD's. It may take a while, but it depends on your priorities. You may need to try something else, though. Check your CPU (and any other) fan too. If you come across any Signal 11 error, you have some hardware problems. If all that checks out, concentrate your search on the OS, software and hardware specs. > ************************************************************************ > Lule George William (Mr) > Network and Systems Administrator > Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi > P.O. Box 5498 Kampala > Uganda > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug Regards, Mark Tinka Technical Manager, Africa Online Swaziland --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
