on 6-2-2009 2:46 PM Rudi Ahlers spake the following: > On 6/2/09, Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> wrote: >> on 6-2-2009 2:30 PM Rudi Ahlers spake the following: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> One of our CentOS 5.3 randomly reboots, at different times of the day, >>> and I can't see why it's doing it. >>> >>> I have looked through the logs, but don't see any thing in there that >>> shows me why it has rebooted. How can I debug this? >>> >>> Here's a snipped from the log, around the time of the reboot: >>> >>> >> <snip> >> Random reboots can happen fast enough that nothing gets into the logs. You >> can >> try setting up a console and have the system post there. It sometimes >> catches >> things. >> >> But until then I would do the obvious... Make sure the system is clean and >> not >> overheating from "dust bunnies" filling up the chassis. >> >> Remove and re-seat all cards and ram. Make sure all fans are working. Run >> memtest overnight if possible. Look back to when the reboots started and see >> if something was added or upgraded. >> >> > > Hi Scott, the server is in the USA, and I'm in ZA. I've been trying to > get the IDC to look into the problem, but they're not very helpful and > recon I need to check my software. I know the "server" runs desktop > hardware, so it could be a hardware problem, but they don't seem to > think so. > > So, I'm trying todo everything I can, from my side, via SSH to see if > I can figure it out. > Will the data center hang a serial port monitor on it for a while? Many of them will do it for free, or a few dollars a day, and give you remote access into it. Is it your server, or a lease/rental? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090602/52011383/attachment-0004.sig>