From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 12 21:37:08 2005 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 1725816A4CE for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:37:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8234B43D55 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:37:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j0CLalj69074; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:36:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Jim Pazarena" , Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:36:47 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: <41E56F15.3080608@ccstores.com> Subject: RE: 4.9 rebooting 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, 12 Jan 2005 21:37:08 -0000 If this was something like a kernel panic there would be a message in /var/log/messages If nothing is in there then it's probably failing hardware. My experiences in those cases is that no matter what logging you turn on, nothing gets logged, the machine just reboots. If it's a remote colocated server maybe the UPS it's on is shot, and it's getting power fluctuations. Or maybe it's overheating or it's clogged with dust. Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Jim Pazarena > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 10:40 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: 4.9 rebooting > > > I have a remote server which has begun re-booting every few days. > > Are there any logs which I can examine that may provide a clue as to > the reason? Or any logging I can turn "on/up" ? I realize that > during a reboot, logs are seldom "up-to-date", but any clue would > be handy. > > This is a remote co-located server which will take a fairly > expensive trip to get hands-on with. I'd like to have ammunition > at hand before I commit to the trip. > > Thanks, > Jim > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >