From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 25 18:13:58 2003 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 605AC16A4CE for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:13:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (sea1-f91.sea1.hotmail.com [207.68.163.91]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72B5543F93 for ; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:13:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from antonioabroad@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:13:57 -0800 Received: from 140.247.83.112 by sea1fd.sea1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:13:57 GMT X-Originating-IP: [140.247.83.112] X-Originating-Email: [antonioabroad@hotmail.com] From: "Antonio Lupher" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:13:57 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Nov 2003 02:13:57.0405 (UTC) FILETIME=[F2BDACD0:01C3B3C2] Subject: 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: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:13:58 -0000 Hi, Per the recommendation, I had the system administrators have removed the cover and cleanse the dust. They also noted an error with the server, it is as follows: The following error was printed on the screen, it appears the server utilized all the console buffer space making keyboard interaction impossible. vm_fault: pager read error, pid 1 (init) Does this mean anything to anyone? any suggestions? -Antonio =========== Sounds like hardware problems caused by overheating. Open the PC cover and blow out all the dust. Leave cover off and see if problem reoccurs. ---Original Message----- freebsd-questions@freebsd.org I'm a newbie running FreeBSD (I believe it's 4.4... am at the moment unable to check, as the computer is down) to host some of my websites.  I sent a query to this mailing list before about receiving some errors when trying to access my website, after which, ssh would stop logging me into the server ("Connection closed by [server ip]"), and all web pages would bring up a "Forbidden" error.  After this, the server would go down completely... or at least I was unable to ping it, access it through http, or anything else that I tried... This has been happening regularly, about every 3-7 hours after the computer is rebooted.  However, while the computer is running, I can distinguish nothing out of the ordinary. However, tonight, it "crashed" while i was logged in through ssh. Suddenly, almost every command that I issued or program I tried to run came back as "Device not configured." e.g.: # reboot /sbin/reboot : Device not configured Some things work... (lynx, ping, ps -- all seem to work fine) but many other commands just return the "Device not configured" or "Segmentation fault" errors.  Also very odd: ls, cd, pwd, etc. seem to work fine, but when I ls any directory, no files come up.  It is completely blank.... Anyway, I'm very scared and at my wit's end.  The system will appear normal once it's rebooted, but the same thing will happen within a few hours... Any suggestions on what to look for?  Are there certain log files that may contain information on this?  I think the most recent thing I did to the server was several weeks ago, when I installed "wusage" to analyze web logs... i had since deleted it.  Maybe something went wrong there? >I have also noticed two processes running that I hadn't seen before: > >    6 con  Is+    0:00.11 sh /etc/rc autoboot >447 con  I+     0:00.00 sh /etc/rc autoboot > Errors when trying to access a php/mysql driven website.... >>>Warning:  open(/tmp/sess_4a23ba911863d07812e9cdf99656586f, O_RDWR) >>>failed: Device not configured (6) in >> >>>Warning:  open(/tmp/sess_4a23ba911863d07812e9cdf99656586f, O_RDWR) >>>failed: Device not configured (6) in Unknown on line 0 >>>  Warning:  Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the >>>current setting of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line >>>0 >>>======================================================= >>> >>>I then try to login via ssh... but I get "Connection closed by [my ip]". _________________________________________________________________ online games and music with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)