[CentOS] Strange reboots

Fri Apr 11 00:18:11 UTC 2008
Linux <linuxlist at gmail.com>

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 2:43 AM, William L. Maltby
<CentOS4Bill at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2008-04-11 at 02:02 +0300, Linux wrote:
>  > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Benjamin Karhan <simon at pop.psu.edu> wrote:
>  > >  ] Every 59 minutes (maybe every hour) it reboots without any logs,
>  > >  ] without any traces and unfortunately with breaking software raid.
>  > >  ] After reboot dmesg does not have any strange entries.
>  > >  this really only helps you if you have X11 installed/enabled to begin with...
>  >
>  > Well, X11 is not installed (just as would be expected from a production server)
>  > Also I tried removing unneeded things ipv6 etc...
>  > no luck yet...
>  >
>  > And it is really annoying that I have only 59 minutes to work on it....
>
>  I can't help, but if you post your hardware configuration, grub kernel
>  boot lines, OS status, etc., I bet there is someone that has your config
>  running that may have something useful to say. Maybe need something on
>  the kernel line like "lapic" or whatnot.

Note that, the reboot has no relation with earth time, just timer.
I feel like someone is making joke of me. Planted o timebomb
on my boot process and at 60th minute, it explodes.

hardware:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
8 GB RAM
4 x 300 GB SATA Disk (Soft RAID-1)
Intel Board (no idea about model/rev)

grub.conf line:
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 ro root=/dev/md0 pci=nommconf mem=8318M

# uname -a
Linux hostnamehidden.net 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 #1 SMP Wed Mar 5 11:37:38
EST 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# ps ax
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
    1 ?        Ss     0:01 init [3]
    2 ?        S      0:00 [migration/0]
    3 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
    4 ?        S      0:00 [watchdog/0]
    5 ?        S      0:00 [migration/1]
    6 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
    7 ?        S      0:00 [watchdog/1]
    8 ?        S      0:00 [migration/2]
    9 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
   10 ?        S      0:00 [watchdog/2]
   11 ?        S      0:00 [migration/3]
   12 ?        SN     0:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
   13 ?        S      0:00 [watchdog/3]
   14 ?        S<     0:00 [events/0]
   15 ?        S<     0:00 [events/1]
   16 ?        S<     0:00 [events/2]
   17 ?        S<     0:00 [events/3]
   18 ?        S<     0:00 [khelper]
   84 ?        S<     0:00 [kthread]
   91 ?        S<     0:00 [kblockd/0]
   92 ?        S<     0:00 [kblockd/1]
   93 ?        S<     0:00 [kblockd/2]
   94 ?        S<     0:00 [kblockd/3]
   95 ?        S<     0:00 [kacpid]
  190 ?        S<     0:00 [cqueue/0]
  191 ?        S<     0:00 [cqueue/1]
  192 ?        S<     0:00 [cqueue/2]
  193 ?        S<     0:00 [cqueue/3]
  196 ?        S<     0:00 [khubd]
  198 ?        S<     0:00 [kseriod]
  284 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
  285 ?        S      0:00 [pdflush]
  286 ?        S<     0:00 [kswapd0]
  287 ?        S<     0:00 [aio/0]
  288 ?        S<     0:00 [aio/1]
  289 ?        S<     0:00 [aio/2]
  290 ?        S<     0:00 [aio/3]
  436 ?        S<     0:00 [kpsmoused]
  493 ?        S<     0:00 [ata/0]
  494 ?        S<     0:00 [ata/1]
  495 ?        S<     0:00 [ata/2]
  496 ?        S<     0:00 [ata/3]
  497 ?        S<     0:00 [ata_aux]
  503 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
  504 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
  505 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_2]
  506 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_3]
  507 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_4]
  508 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_5]
  511 ?        S<     0:00 [md2_raid1]
  514 ?        S<     0:00 [md1_raid1]
  517 ?        S<     0:00 [md0_raid1]
  520 ?        S<     0:00 [md3_raid1]
  521 ?        S<     0:00 [kjournald]
  553 ?        S<     0:00 [kauditd]
  587 ?        S<s    0:00 /sbin/udevd -d
 1285 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_6]
 1286 ?        S<     0:00 [scsi_eh_7]
 1753 ?        S<     0:00 [kmpathd/0]
 1754 ?        S<     0:00 [kmpathd/1]
 1755 ?        S<     0:00 [kmpathd/2]
 1756 ?        S<     0:00 [kmpathd/3]
 1794 ?        S<     0:00 [xfslogd/0]
 1795 ?        S<     0:00 [xfslogd/1]
 1796 ?        S<     0:00 [xfslogd/2]
 1797 ?        S<     0:00 [xfslogd/3]
 1798 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsdatad/0]
 1799 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsdatad/1]
 1800 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsdatad/2]
 1801 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsdatad/3]
 1803 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsbufd]
 1804 ?        S<     0:00 [xfssyncd]
 1806 ?        S<     0:00 [xfsbufd]
 1807 ?        S<     0:00 [xfssyncd]
 1809 ?        S<     0:00 [kjournald]
 2076 ?        S<     0:00 [kondemand/0]
 2077 ?        S<     0:00 [kondemand/1]
 2078 ?        S<     0:00 [kondemand/2]
 2079 ?        S<     0:00 [kondemand/3]
 2528 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/restorecond
 2543 ?        S<sl   0:00 auditd
 2545 ?        S<s    0:00 python /sbin/audispd
 2590 ?        Ss     0:00 syslogd -m 0
 2593 ?        Ss     0:00 klogd -x
 2609 ?        Ss     0:00 irqbalance
 2629 ?        Ss     0:00 mcstransd
 2714 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/courierlogger
-pid=/var/spool/authdaemon/pid -facility=mail -start
/usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2715 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2730 ?        Ss     0:00 mdadm --monitor --scan -f
--pid-file=/var/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid
 2758 ?        Ssl    0:00 dbus-daemon --system
 2781 ?        Ssl    0:00 automount
 2784 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2785 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2786 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2787 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2788 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/courier-authlib/authdaemond
 2811 ?        Ss     0:00 proftpd: (accepting connections)
 2826 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
 2849 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
 2871 ?        S      0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
--datadir=/var/lib/mysql
--pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/cpanelz.sbys.net.pid
 2994 ?        Ss     0:00 sshd: root at pts/2
 3011 ?        S      0:00 chkservd
 3160 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 3164 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -tls-on-connect -bd -oX 465
 3171 ?        S      0:00 antirelayd
 3192 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/spamd -d --allowed-ips=127.0.0.1
--pidfile=/var/run/spamd.pid --max-children=5
 3228 ?        S      0:00 lfd - sleeping
 3244 ?        S      0:14 spamd child
 3245 ?        S      0:10 spamd child
 3431 ?        Ss     0:00 crond
 3456 ?        Ss     0:00 xfs -droppriv -daemon
 3471 ?        SNs    0:00 anacron -s
 3564 ?        S      0:00 eximstats
 3584 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 3606 ?        Ss     0:00 cPhulkd - processor
 3624 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 3632 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 3634 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 3643 ?        S      0:00 cpdavd - accepting connections on 2077 and 2078
 3651 ?        S      0:00 cpbandwd
 3652 ?        SN     0:00 cpanellogd - sleeping for logs
 3664 ?        S      0:00 entropychat
 3690 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/mailmanctl -s start
 3704 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=ArchRunner:0:1
-s
 3705 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=BounceRunner:0:1 -s
 3706 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=CommandRunner:0:1 -s
 3707 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=IncomingRunner:0:1 -s
 3708 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner --runner=NewsRunner:0:1
-s
 3709 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=OutgoingRunner:0:1 -s
 3710 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=VirginRunner:0:1 -s
 3711 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python2.4
/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/qrunner
--runner=RetryRunner:0:1 -s
 3712 ?        S      0:00 /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/yum-updatesd
 3727 ?        Ss     0:00 hald
 3728 ?        S      0:00 hald-runner
 3735 ?        S      0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket
/var/run/acpid.socket
 3736 ?        S      0:00 /usr/libexec/hald-addon-cpufreq
 3737 ?        S      0:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event0
 3749 ?        S      0:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/scd0
 3800 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/portsentry -tcp
 3838 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 3857 ?        S      0:00 cpsrvd - waiting for connections
 3888 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/smartd -q never
 3892 tty1     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
 3893 tty2     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
 3894 tty3     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
 3895 tty4     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
 3896 tty5     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
 3897 tty6     Ss+    0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
 3952 ?        Ss     0:00 interchange
 3981 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 4028 pts/2    Ss+    0:00 -bash
 4218 ?        S      0:09 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 4870 ?        Ssl    0:00 /usr/sbin/named -u named -t /var/named/chroot
 4884 ?        S      0:00 /etc/authlib/authProg
 4896 ?        S      0:00 /etc/authlib/authProg
 5033 ?        S      0:00 /etc/authlib/authProg
 5197 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 5603 ?        Ss     0:00 sshd: root at pts/0
 5625 pts/0    Ss     0:00 -bash
 5733 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 5962 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 5966 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 5967 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 6547 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1Jk6sS-0001hZ-9e
 6548 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1Jk6sS-0001hZ-9e
 6585 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 6926 ?        SL     0:00 proftpd: barboros - 88.229.223.214: IDLE
 7094 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 7177 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1Jk6uT-0001rk-MF
 7178 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -Mc 1Jk6uT-0001rk-MF
 7278 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7282 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 7291 ?        S      0:00 cPhulkd - processor
 7299 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
 7310 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7311 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7327 ?        Z      0:00 [exim] <defunct>
 7331 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7333 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7334 ?        S      0:00 /usr/sbin/exim -bd -q60m
 7341 ?        S      0:00 crond
 7343 ?        Ss     0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon
>/dev/null 2>&1
 7345 ?        S      0:00 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon
 7358 pts/0    R+     0:00 ps ax