[CentOS] everything seems to hang, but system is idle?

[kalinix]

On Sun, 2010-04-11 at 14:49 +0200, Rudi Ahlers wrote:


> [root at intranet ~]# yum install strace -y
> Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
> Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
>  * local-addons: 192.168.1.250
>  * local-base: 192.168.1.250
>  * local-extras: 192.168.1.250
>  * local-updates: 192.168.1.250
>  * rpmforge: apt.sw.be
> Setting up Install Process
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package strace.x86_64 0:4.5.18-5.el5_4.4 set to be updated
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> =====================================================================================================================================================
>  Package                        Arch                           Version
>                                   Repository
>   Size
> =====================================================================================================================================================
> Installing:
>  strace                         x86_64
> 4.5.18-5.el5_4.4                          local-updates
>          177 k
> 
> Transaction Summary
> =====================================================================================================================================================
> Install       1 Package(s)
> Upgrade       0 Package(s)
> 
> Total size: 177 k
> Downloading Packages:
> Running rpm_check_debug
> Running Transaction Test
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> And that's where it sits and does nothing. The system's load isn't very high:
> 


I saw this exact simptom once, on a server that had an dead nfs mount.


HTH,




Calin

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