Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:22:35 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Andy Hilker <ah@cryptobank.de> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Postfix locks 5.1-servers? Message-ID: <20031029102119.D1970@light.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <20031029174012.GA92073@goodhope.crypta.net> References: <20031029095404.E28526@doriath.saers.com> <20031029092824.E1970@light.sdf.com> <20031029174012.GA92073@goodhope.crypta.net>
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All the time or sometimes? An unresponsive local console means that the entire machine is blocked though, not just networking. I'm using 5-current right now, and obviously I'm able to type this e-mail. Tom On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Andy Hilker wrote: > > Hi, > > i am using current. Similar problems *without* postfix. Login via ssh > results in print motd, but nothing more. > Login on local console results in nothing after pressing enter on > username. > > Andy > > You (Tom) wrote: > > > > Usually if networking locks up like this, you should check the mbuf > > usage. It is possible for resource starvation to cause a situation where > > TCP connections are accepted, but can't be sent data. "netstat -m" > > > > If that doesn't work, I would recommend cvsup'ping one of the machines > > to -current. 5.1-p10 just has security fixes, not bug fixes. > > > > Tom > > > > On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Niklas Saers Mailinglistaccount wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > are anyone familiar with conditions where postfix may bring a 5.1-p10 > > > server to a halt, making the server accept incoming ports (such as 22) but > > > serve nothing, making getty(8) become non-respondent (pressing enter > > > doesn't give any feedback) and making the server ignore ctrl-alt-del etc? > > > > > > I've got two boxes running FreeBSD 5.1-p10 and Postfix 2.0.10,1 and > > > 2.0.13,1. They also have a java process (v1.3.1 and v1.4.1) running, but > > > that one is an extremely tiny process that can only be accessed from one > > > specific IP and when executing lives for a couple of milliseconds. > > > > > > Does this ring any bells with anyone? We've been at it for a while and not > > > being able to figure it out. The boxes are quite different hardwareish, so > > > I don't suspect that being the problem. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Niklas Saers > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > Andy Hilker -- mailto:ah@cryptobank.de > http://www.cryptobank.de -- PGP Key: https://ca.crypta.net > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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