An idea: Can you see if this command returns any PIDs?
$ fuser -m a.log On 01/21/2012 05:12 PM, lina wrote: > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:53 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:36:30 +0800, lina wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:26 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> Can you please tell where is located that "a.log" file and what >>>> software generates it? >> >>> The a.log is in the working directory. In other servers, it works fine. >>> so it only has problem on this server. gromacs. >> >> What's the working directory and what's the involved software? >> >> Your posts are too cryptic. > > might be too straightforwards in the last post? the involved software > is gromacs. > > It has no problem to restart the whole process again, but can't > resume. it can be resumed on other servers. > resume can save lots of time, but restart will do all those former things > again. > > (sorry about the cryptic suspicious, I am very lazy in talking > sometimes. not very talkative style person) > >> >>>> Are all those "nones" right? >> >>> No idea. I contacted the system administrator days ago, He will consider >>> re-build it?! >> >> Rebuild what? The full system? >:-? > seems. it's a bit older. 2.6.9-42.0.10.ELlargesmp #1 SMP Tue Feb 27 > 09:59:08 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > so I wonder there might some ways to avoid it, something relevant to > "lock"? time schedule? > >> >>>> Google suggests the problem can be related to the NFS mounted home but >>>> I have no direct experience with that kind of networking filesystem. >>>> Maybe you can start digging from that :-? >>> >>> I tried. some information get me lost so easily. >> >> If the "a.log" file is indeed located inside a NFS share I would start >> from there. > > Thanks, will dig further. > >> >> Greetings, >> >> -- >> Camaleón >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org >> Archive: http://lists.debian.org/jfejgm$8j9$1...@dough.gmane.org >> > > -- Best regards, Panayiotis Karabassis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f21c0e2.5070...@gmail.com