From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 2 12:56:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 35DE816A4CE for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:56:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from yoda.anything-inc.com (adsl-068-153-193-053.sip.bct.bellsouth.net [68.153.193.53]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4756543D4C for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:56:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bobc@anything-inc.com) Received: from /spool/local by anything-inc.com with [XMail 1.17 (FreeBSD/Ix86) LMAIL Server] for from ; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:57:42 -0500 Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:57:40 -0500 From: Bob Collins To: meimi Message-ID: <20040402205740.GA60432@yoda.anything-inc.com> Mail-Followup-To: meimi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <406DCBDF.1000303@daleco.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Comment: No comment X-Cuse: I have none X-Editor: vi X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.5 required=3.5 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server down regularly X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 20:56:37 -0000 On Sat, Apr 3, 2004, meimi clacked the keyboard to produce: > Hello, > From the "messages" log, the error I found: > /kernel: arplookup xx.xx.xx.xx failed: host is not on local network > And warning I got > /kernel: WARNING: / was not properly dismounted > > The first is I have got the wrong netmask, but the error is always in the > log and i don't think it is the problem. > The second one is just because I issued a reboot from my apc reboot > interface. > > Also, I shouldn't say regularly, it should be frequently. It has been 4 > times this weeks. > > > Do you feel that it is very secure? Anyone else > > have access to this box? > I am not sure it is very secure and, yes, other people can access but not > root access. > > Thanks > Meimi > In my experience arplookup should not cause a shutdown if it fails. Are you *ABSOLUTELY* sure the others have no root acces? Are they wheel group? Do they know root's password? -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo'