Re: [newbie] Maintenance, what if any?

[Duncan Anderson]

Tim wrote:
mdkkdm.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
mdkkdm.log:Feb 19 19:21:28 mdkkdm_config[4693] error: Invalid option 
value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:292
mdkkdm.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
mdkkdm.log:Feb 19 20:37:01 mdkkdm_config[4705] error: Invalid option 
value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:292
mdkkdm.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
mdkkdm.log:Feb 20 12:47:26 mdkkdm_config[4582] error: Invalid option 
value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:292
mdkkdm.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
mdkkdm.log:Feb 21 01:05:13 mdkkdm_config[4702] error: Invalid option 
value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:292
mdkkdm.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.

Probably nothing to worry about if your graphical login is working OK.
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/kernel/errors.1.gz from 644 to 640
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/mail/errors.1.gz from 644 to 640
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/cups/error_log from 644 to 640
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/daemons/errors.1.gz from 644 to 640
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/lpr/errors.1.gz from 644 to 640
messages:Feb 20 13:01:03 localhost msec: changed mode of 
/var/log/cron/errors.1.gz from 644 to 640

Ignore these.
messages:Feb 21 01:05:02 localhost shorewall:          reports 
complaining about errors that it didn't catch
messages:Feb 21 01:05:03 localhost shorewall:          reports 
complaining about errors that it didn't catch

If you are using shorewall, then maybe these are worth investigating, 
else turn it off.

messages:Feb 21 01:05:55 localhost kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: 
status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
messages:Feb 21 01:05:55 localhost kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: 
error=0x04Aborted Command

Did you disconnect an external USB drive or memory stick? If not, then 
you may have problems if /dev/hdd is internal.

nvidia-installer.log:   -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O 
-fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual -Wn
nvidia-installer.log:   o-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ 
-DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_
nvidia-installer.log:   ith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O -fno-common -MD 
-Wno-cast-qual -Wno-error -D_L
nvidia-installer.log:   eses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror 
-O -fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qua
nvidia-installer.log:   l -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES 
-D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURC
nvidia-installer.log:   arentheses -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar 
-Werror -O -fno-common -MD -Wno-ca
nvidia-installer.log:   st-qual -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES 
-D__KERNE
nvidia-installer.log:   es -Wpointer-arith -Wno-multichar -Werror -O 
-fno-common -MD -Wno-cast-qual
nvidia-installer.log:   -Wno-error -D_LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES -D__KERNEL__ 
-DMODULE -DNTRM -D_GNU_SOURCE
rpmpkgs:libgpg-error0-1.0-1mdk.i586.rpm

None of these are actually errors, they just happen to contain the 
string "error".

syslog:Feb 21 01:05:02 localhost shorewall:          reports 
complaining about errors that it didn't catch
syslog:Feb 21 01:05:03 localhost shorewall:          reports 
complaining about errors that it didn't catch
syslog:Feb 21 01:05:55 localhost kernel: hdd: drive_cmd:

See above.
status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
syslog:Feb 21 01:05:55 localhost kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: 
error=0x04Aborted Command

See above.
Xorg.0.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
Xorg.0.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
Xorg.1.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
Xorg.1.log.old: (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.
Xorg.9.log:     (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) 
unknown.

If your GUI is working, then ignore these.
mdkkdm.log:Feb 19 19:05:29 mdkkdm_config[4705] error: Invalid option 
value 'All' at /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc:292

ditto.
is this good or bad?
Probably nothing to worry about, except the one about the hd seek error, 
but only if it is an internal hd.

I hope this gives you some idea of the kind of thing to look for.
You need to practise determining what are real errors and what are bogus 
errors.

cheers
Duncan

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