[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you Mark for the indepth tech support... but Lule George > William (Mr) has not specified which distro he is using to run the > mail server.
I see. I didn't quite specify which distro I think he is running, but with a /var/log/messages + /var/log/mail file system, it's probably a UNIX-type system, in which case, Signal 11 errors apply. >Some are known to have complications with hardware. I'll quote my last post: >> If all that checks out, concentrate your search on the OS, software >> and hardware specs. > > > S. > > "Mark Tinka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> [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 >> > > __________________________________________________________________ > Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. > Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at > http://isp.netscape.com/register > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer > Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. > Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp > > > --------------------------------------------- > 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
