[CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
Hi, We have a server which locks up about once a week (for the past 3 weeks now), without any warning, and the only way to recover it, is to reset the server. This causes unwanted downtime, and often software loss as well. How do I debug the server, which runs CentOS 5.2 to see why it locks up? The CPU is an Intel Q9300 Core 2 Quad, with 8 GB RAM, on an Intel Motherboard The last few entries before the server froze, is: Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Connection from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:59008 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Received SNMP packet(s) from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:59008 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Connection from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:47729 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Received SNMP packet(s) from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:47729 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Connection from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:47890 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Received SNMP packet(s) from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:47890 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Connection from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:50023 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Received SNMP packet(s) from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:50023 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Connection from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:58459 Nov 15 07:15:20 saturn snmpd[2527]: Received SNMP packet(s) from UDP: [127.0.0.1]:58459 Nov 15 10:10:10 saturn syslogd 1.4.1: restart. Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started. Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: Bootdata ok (command line is ro root=/dev/System/root) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: Linux version 2.6.18-92.1.17.el5xen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.2 20071124 (Red Hat 4.1 .2-42)) #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 14:13:09 EST 2008 Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map: Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: Xen: - 0001ef958000 (usable) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: DMI 2.4 present. Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x02] enabled) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x01] enabled) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x04] lapic_id[0x03] enabled) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] dfl dfl lint[0x1]) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x02] dfl dfl lint[0x1]) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x02] address[0xfec0] gsi_base[0]) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 2, version 32, address 0xfec0, GSI 0-23 Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 0 global_irq 2 dfl dfl) Nov 15 10:10:11 saturn kernel: ACPI: INT_SRC_OVR (bus 0 bus_irq 9 global_irq 9 high level) -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] NTP problems
My server is supposed to be using ntp, with nothing changed from the defaults set up by CentOS5. However, daily I see log entries like Total synchronizations 2 (hosts: 2) **Unmatched Entries** sendto(193.6.222.20) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) sendto(141.89.226.2) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) Does this mean that ntp is failing? I assume so, and if so, how do I change the sources to something that will work? Anne signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
Anne Wilson wrote: Hello. > **Unmatched Entries** >sendto(193.6.222.20) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) >sendto(141.89.226.2) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) > > Does this mean that ntp is failing? I assume so, and if so, how do I > change the sources to something that will work? Does this happens after a reconnect with your provider and getting a new ip address? If so, then yes. I have had this problem also a long time ago. The following command works for me in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local. # restart time service cause of new ip from provider /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd restart regards Olaf ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
On Saturday 15 November 2008 10:41:14 Olaf Mueller wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > Hello. > > > **Unmatched Entries** > >sendto(193.6.222.20) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) > >sendto(141.89.226.2) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) > > > > Does this mean that ntp is failing? I assume so, and if so, how do I > > change the sources to something that will work? > > Does this happens after a reconnect with your provider and getting a new > ip address? > If so, then yes. I have had this problem also a long time ago. The > following command works for me in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local. > > # restart time service cause of new ip from provider > /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd restart > Hi, Olaf. Thanks for replying. No, the server is on a fixed IP, internally and externally. Anne signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] CentOS-announce Digest, Vol 45, Issue 9
Send CentOS-announce mailing list submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-announce or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of CentOS-announce digest..." Today's Topics: 1. CESA-2008:0967 Moderate CentOS 3 ia64 httpd - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 2. CESA-2008:0967 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) httpd - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) 3. CESA-2008:0978 Critical CentOS 5 i386 firefox Update (Karanbir Singh) 4. CESA-2008:0978 Critical CentOS 5 x86_64 firefox Update (Karanbir Singh) 5. CESA-2008:0977 Critical CentOS 3 ia64 seamonkey - security update (Pasi Pirhonen) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:13:11 +0200 From: Pasi Pirhonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2008:0967 Moderate CentOS 3 ia64 httpd - security update To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0967 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ia64: updates/ia64/RPMS/httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/httpd-devel-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.ia64.rpm updates/ia64/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.ia64.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://pasi.pirhonen.eu/ Top-postings silently ignored -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/attachments/20081115/e6b20e62/attachment-0001.bin -- Message: 2 Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:59:41 +0200 From: Pasi Pirhonen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2008:0967 Moderate CentOS 3 s390(x) httpd - security update To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0967 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0967.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: s390: updates/s390/RPMS/httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390.rpm updates/s390/RPMS/httpd-devel-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390.rpm updates/s390/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390.rpm s390x: updates/s390x/RPMS/httpd-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390x.rpm updates/s390x/RPMS/httpd-devel-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390x.rpm updates/s390x/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.0.46-71.ent.centos.s390x.rpm -- Pasi Pirhonen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://pasi.pirhonen.eu/ Top-postings silently ignored -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/attachments/20081115/847d1a2b/attachment-0001.bin -- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:55:42 + From: Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [CentOS-announce] CESA-2008:0978 Critical CentOS 5 i386 firefox Update To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0978 Critical Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0978.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( md5sum Filename ) i386: 3e99c95d2be3ee4da9629a23f6310d09 devhelp-0.12-20.el5.i386.rpm 52bdf810d51579e5f2d07a61dfeaf8f4 devhelp-devel-0.12-20.el5.i386.rpm eb3a193de9ff188ea3bdc2fb39270cef firefox-3.0.4-1.el5.centos.i386.rpm 40fed1a825b464098e75b6d8896ae03a nss-3.12.1.1-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm 64a21b0d5b7dc7704775c8f35d31259d nss-devel-3.12.1.1-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm 994f2c9f90711b59ff9d66ea086f523f nss-pkcs11-devel-3.12.1.1-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm 40afb27b25e8cf6a5d09cb9c09c25629 nss-tools-3.12.1.1-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm 671c088e5a1c340ef206a7874e5cf012 xulrunner-1.9.0.4-1.el5.i386.rpm f459ead47d26b6cd8b521e543f652b0d xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.4-1.el5.i386.rpm c61dd926c7afd1ba4a47d529fa53168f xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.4-1.el5.i386.rpm f5999a47b09183ac1cdec1d036f870c9 yelp-2.16.0-22.el5.i386.rpm Source: 60ab574a880faef073e8ffdbadd759c7 devhelp-0.12-20.el5.src.rpm 9d30d4b9967356b3ba9774fa6ac9c0c2 firefox-3.0.4-1.el5.centos.src.rpm 54186dd0b43292db4b7b51fcd858827a nss-3.12.1.1-3.el5.centos.src.rpm e1277824a6fdb7cfacaabcf6a868fa81 xulrunner-1.9.0.4-1.el5.sr
Re: [CentOS] Re: Linux backup help
2008/11/15 Warren Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
[ long rant in favor of keeping the entire yum cache instead of a list
of package versions deleted ]
>> move around entire cache backups across continents.
>
> Continents?? What, now we're worried about protecting against total
> continental destruction? Maybe you're thinking you'll need those backups to
> help reboot civilization on another continent?
>
> Sheesh, talk about overengineering... I would have thought that sending
> backups to another time zone would be more than sufficient.
My production and test/staging servers are over 12,000 km (or 7700
miles) away from my office. I need to be able to move configurations
around between my office and two separate hosted sites. Also I have
around 10 different system configuration prototypes ("roles") with
more expected to be added - so every such "cache" is multiplied by
that number. I pay for the traffic and we easily hit our traffic quota
during a busy month of tests and updates, not to mention the huge drag
on time to copy things around back and forth.
On top of that - the cache is not reliable - it would contain deleted
packages, packages installed manually individually on one system for
testing, packages which were replaced by newer ones etc. It can be
cleaned (accidentally or when it runs out of space) etc.
Your solution of "it's cheap so waste it" is not just wasteful but not
sustainable as our operation will grow (or possibly even at its
current size).
Thanks for the advise, but the more I think about this solution the
more I'm convinced it's not going to help me.
I'll try to try to find or build something based on "rpm -qa" and "yum".
Cheers,
--Amos
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Re: [CentOS] Re: Linux backup help
Amos Shapira wrote: I'll try to try to find or build something based on "rpm -qa" and "yum". no reason to use yum: it's for resolving dependencies, but in your case they would already be resolved. Instead you could more simply and reliably wget the files and rpm -U them. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 15 November 2008 10:41:14 Olaf Mueller wrote: >> Anne Wilson wrote: > No, the server is on a fixed IP, internally and externally. Ok, here is my config file, hope this helps. There was an option in the 'restrict default' line that I had to remove for working properly, but I couldn't remember what it was. # cat /etc/ntp.conf restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery restrict 127.0.0.1 restrict 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap restrict 0.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery restrict 1.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery restrict 2.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery restrict 3.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery server 127.127.1.0 server 0.de.pool.ntp.org server 1.de.pool.ntp.org server 2.de.pool.ntp.org server 3.de.pool.ntp.org driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift keys /etc/ntp/keys fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 broadcastdelay 0.008 regards Olaf ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
Anne, please check your /etc/ntp.conf for the "server" statement; CentOS original is server 0.rhel.pool.ntp.org server 1.rhel.pool.ntp.org server 2.rhel.pool.ntp.org These 2 server ips you listed do not belong to this pool (you can check via dns), and resolved backwardly their names do not sound like they are ntp servers. You should find out why your ntp tries to send to them (and what). The "total synchronizations ..." line at least seems to say that your ntp sync works - you could check that with ntpdate against a server from the above pool to be sure. Dirk --On 15. November 2008 09:54:19 + Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My server is supposed to be using ntp, with nothing changed from the defaults set up by CentOS5. However, daily I see log entries like Total synchronizations 2 (hosts: 2) **Unmatched Entries** sendto(193.6.222.20) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) sendto(141.89.226.2) (fd=21): Invalid argument: 1 time(s) Does this mean that ntp is failing? I assume so, and if so, how do I change the sources to something that will work? Anne -- Dirk H. Schulz IT Systems Service Wiesenweg 12, 85567 Grafing Tel. 0 80 92/86 25 68 Fax. 0 80 92/86 25 72 -- Technik vom Feinsten - und das nötige Tuning ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:16 AM, Rudi Ahlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > We have a server which locks up about once a week (for the past 3 > weeks now), without any warning, and the only way to recover it, is to > reset the server. This causes unwanted downtime, and often software > loss as well. > > How do I debug the server, which runs CentOS 5.2 to see why it locks > up? The CPU is an Intel Q9300 Core 2 Quad, with 8 GB RAM, on an Intel > Motherboard > Attach a local console to the video port and let us know what it says --> that will (probably) be very insightful. E.G., Kernel panic, MCE, Next, run memtest86+ -- at least overnight. [Note: I've had less than stellar results with memtest86 recently, but if it shows errors, you've got a problem big time; if it doesn't show errors, you still not 100% sure that memory is good:-):-).] Is it ECC memory?? If not, why not -- particularly given it is a critical server Are all the fans spinning -- particularly the CPU?? Do you have lm-sensors enabled?? Either create a script or using something like munin to track things and see if fans, temperature, voltages are all stable & within range up to death. Can you easilhy swap power supplies?? (Is the unit dual powered or just one unit?) Clearly, just a start, but you get the idea of elementary, 101 problem solving -rak- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
On Saturday 15 November 2008 14:13:44 Olaf Mueller wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 15 November 2008 10:41:14 Olaf Mueller wrote: > >> Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > No, the server is on a fixed IP, internally and externally. > > Ok, here is my config file, hope this helps. > There was an option in the 'restrict default' line that I had to remove > for working properly, but I couldn't remember what it was. > I wonder if it was ipv6 lines? I have > # cat /etc/ntp.conf > restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery > restrict 127.0.0.1 > restrict 192.168.0.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap > restrict 0.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery > restrict 1.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery > restrict 2.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery > restrict 3.de.pool.ntp.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery restrict -6 default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery > server 127.127.1.0 > server 0.de.pool.ntp.org > server 1.de.pool.ntp.org > server 2.de.pool.ntp.org > server 3.de.pool.ntp.org server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org server 127.127.1.0 # local clock > driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift > keys /etc/ntp/keys > fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 > broadcastdelay 0.008 fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift keys /etc/ntp/keys I don't have a broadcastdelay line, as far as I can see. You have fare more 'restricts' than I have, but apart from that the main difference seems to be the presence of two IPV6 lines. What do you think? Anne signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] NTP problems
On Saturday 15 November 2008 14:19:12 Dirk H. Schulz wrote: > Anne, > > please check your /etc/ntp.conf for the "server" statement; CentOS original > is > > > server 0.rhel.pool.ntp.org > > server 1.rhel.pool.ntp.org > > server 2.rhel.pool.ntp.org > My config file says server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org > These 2 server ips you listed do not belong to this pool (you can check via > dns), and resolved backwardly their names do not sound like they are ntp > servers. > One is the University of Potsdam, which seems a likely pool member. The other is the National Information Infrastucture Development Office in Budapest - again, I would not think that too unlikely. > You should find out why your ntp tries to send to them (and what). > The zones are listed at http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/europe but I have no idea how to find out which servers are in each pool. In fact it is not the same addresses each day. The day before I mentioned it, the report gave the IP of Research Machines, in Oxfordshire. Again, a likely member of a pool. > The "total synchronizations ..." line at least seems to say that your ntp > sync works - you could check that with ntpdate against a server from the > above pool to be sure. > I'll do that, thanks. Anne signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The only thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of the screen. Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any help would be appreciated. TIA, Dick -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin 1755 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Richard Karhuse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:16 AM, Rudi Ahlers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> We have a server which locks up about once a week (for the past 3 >> weeks now), without any warning, and the only way to recover it, is to >> reset the server. This causes unwanted downtime, and often software >> loss as well. >> >> How do I debug the server, which runs CentOS 5.2 to see why it locks >> up? The CPU is an Intel Q9300 Core 2 Quad, with 8 GB RAM, on an Intel >> Motherboard > > Attach a local console to the video port and let us know what it says --> > that will (probably) be very insightful. E.G., Kernel panic, MCE, > > Next, run memtest86+ -- at least overnight. [Note: I've had less than > stellar results with memtest86 recently, but if it shows errors, you've got > a problem big time; if it doesn't show errors, you still not 100% sure that > memory is good:-):-).] Is it ECC memory?? If not, why not -- particularly > given it is a critical server > > Are all the fans spinning -- particularly the CPU?? Do you have lm-sensors > enabled?? Either create a script or using something like munin to track > things > and see if fans, temperature, voltages are all stable & within range up to > death. > > Can you easilhy swap power supplies?? (Is the unit dual powered or just > one unit?) > > Clearly, just a start, but you get the idea of elementary, 101 problem > solving > >-rak- > > > ___ Unfortunately, I can't leave a monitor attached to the server all the time. The server is in a shared cabinet @ a 3rd party ISP, and they lock the cabinets once we're done working with it. The last lockup was about 6 days ago, and previous one about 8 days ago. There's no consitancy. How can I redirect all console output to a file instead? I have got lm-sensors installed, but it doesn't pick-up the motherboard's sensors. All fans are working when I checked last time, but it's a 1U chassis, so it's got limited air-flow. I don't know if it get's too hot, or not. When I rebooted it, the temp was about 45 degrees celcius, but the lockup only happened about 6 days later. So, I can't even sit there 24/7 to see what happens. -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] postifx mail server with ldap
Hi all !! I looking for a good tutorial about mail server with postfix/dovecot and ldap. Please somebody can help me ? I have searched in google but all the tutoriales that I find are old or incomplete. Thanks in advance. roberto -- Ing. Roberto Pereyra ContenidosOnline http://www.contenidosonline.com.ar Get secure managed email for your own domain with Hushmail Business - http://www.hushmail.com/business?l=503&a=3211 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Re: Virtual NICs (aliases like eth0:1) won't come up after reboot
Filipe Brandenburger schreef: Did you still not understand that we need to know what the file names are??? The command provided shows the content of the files and yes, perhaps it would show the filenames as well. This was however not specifically asked. Furthermore the files are named differently so the only file shown in that command is the master NIC - as I posted in another mail. Also, the other configs were posted upon request as well. Please improve your comprehension skills. As I stated I did what I thought was asked - but the original poster only asked to run that command: not what was supposed to come out and what was relevant in there. Perhaps it is you who should "improve your comprehension skills", as I provided the information. Now as much as your help is 'appriciated', it is no longer needed as the problem is sorted - one way or another. Berend ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
Rudi Ahlers wrote: > We have a server which locks up about once a week (for the > past 3 > weeks now), without any warning, and the only way to > recover it, is to > reset the server. This causes unwanted downtime, and often > software > loss as well. > > How do I debug the server, which runs CentOS 5.2 to see why > it locks > up? Are those the only logs you've got. Normally linux is very chatty, and you get WARNING, PANIC etc messages. What kernel are you using? Does a previous kernel or CentOS plus kernel stop the problem? Regards, Vandaman. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] library strangeness
while doing a yum update today, I noticed a few errors being reported that seemed strange to me... /sbin/ldconfig: /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 is not a symbolic link /sbin/ldconfig: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 is not a symbolic link # ls -l /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Oct 13 18:38 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 -> libstdc++.so.5.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 733168 Jan 8 2007 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 804212 Oct 23 10:09 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 936908 May 26 15:16 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8 # rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++-4.1.2-42.el5 # rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6.0.8 libstdc++-4.1.2-42.el5 # ls -l /usr/lib/libxml2.* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1533932 Sep 15 17:59 /usr/lib/libxml2.a lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 13 16:50 /usr/lib/libxml2.so -> libxml2.so.2.6.26 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1250176 Oct 23 10:09 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1250176 Sep 15 17:59 /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.26 [EMAIL PROTECTED] icons]# rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/libxml2.so libxml2-devel-2.6.26-2.1.2.6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] icons]# rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2.6.26 libxml2-2.6.26-2.1.2.6 so my inclination is to remove the /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 and create a symlink to libstdc++.so.6.26 to replace it. Does this make sense? What about the libxml2.so which apparently is there because of the devel package? Is this a CentOS packaging issue ? Craig ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Vandaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote: > >> We have a server which locks up about once a week (for the >> past 3 >> weeks now), without any warning, and the only way to >> recover it, is to >> reset the server. This causes unwanted downtime, and often >> software >> loss as well. >> >> How do I debug the server, which runs CentOS 5.2 to see why >> it locks >> up? > > Are those the only logs you've got. Normally linux is very chatty, > and you get WARNING, PANIC etc messages. What kernel are you using? > Does a previous kernel or CentOS plus kernel stop the problem? > > Regards, > Vandaman. > > > Well, on a standard CentOS 5.2, /var/log/messages will be the the place to log problems like this, or where else can I get more info? I've upgraded the kernel to xen.gz-2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 but can only reboot the server tomorrow, during a planned maintenaince window and then see what it does -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
Rudi Ahlers wrote: > Unfortunately, I can't leave a monitor attached to the server all the > time. The server is in a shared cabinet @ a 3rd party ISP, and they > lock the cabinets once we're done working with it. The last lockup was > about 6 days ago, and previous one about 8 days ago. There's no > consitancy. > > How can I redirect all console output to a file instead? Configure a serial console, connect the console to another system and use something like minicom to log the console to a file. You can't really log to the local system in this situation as you likely won't capture the event(if you did you would of seen the error in the system logs) In my experience most of these kinds of problems are related to bad ram. If your running CentOS 4.x configure netdump to send the kernel dumps to another server, if your using CentOS 5.x configure diskdump(?) to store the dump to local disk. Run memtest86 on the system for a few days, replace the system with a known working one so you can take the broken system off site from the ISP for diagnostics. I like running cerberus http://sourceforge.net/projects/va-ctcs/ as a burn-in tool, if the system can survive that running for a couple days it should be good. In running against a hundred or so systems I don't recall it taking longer than a few hours to crash the system if there was a problem. nate ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] Oracle start up script issue with RHEL3 Cluster
Hi all
I am running two node active/passive cluster on RHEL3U8-64 bit
operating system for my oracle 9i database.I am facing issue when
cluster fail over to node 2 my oracle start up script not starting up
even though i configured start up script in my cluster configuration
but if i type clustat on node 2 it shows service is started. If i
shift the service manually from node 2 to node 1 or even if rebooted
the node1 my cluster starting up the same service properly on node
1.Any one help me to fix out this issue.Below is my script.
Cluster Version: clumanager-1.2.31-1.x86_64
Note: If i start the same script manually on the node 2 it is starting
the database properly without any error.
/etc/init.d/script_db.sh
#
#!/bin/bash
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
start() {
echo "Starting Database"
su -l oracle -c "sh startdb.sh"
## Sleep for 2 Minuts
# sleep 120
# echo " reStarting app"
#clusvcadm -R application
#echo " app restarted"
RETVAL=$?
return $RETVAL
}
stop() {
echo "Stopping Database"
su -l oracle -c "sh stopdb.sh"
RETVAL=$?
return $RETVAL
}
status() {
#DBUP=`ps -ef | grep oracle | grep -v grep | grep -c ora_pmon `
DBUP=`ps -ef | grep -c ora_pmon `
#LSNRUP=`ps -ef | grep oracle | grep 9.2.0 | grep -v grep | grep -c lsnrctl`
LSNRUP=`ps -ef | grep -c lsnrctl`
if [ ${DBUP} -ge 1 ]
then
if [ ${LSNRUP} -ge 1 ]
then
echo "Database Running"
return 0
fi
fi
echo "Database Not Running"
return 1
}
case "$1" in
start)
start
echo "Start Database complete"
;;
stop)
stop
echo "Database Stopped"
;;
restart)
stop
start
;;
status)
status
;;
*)
echo $" Not Applicable"
exit 1
esac
echo "exiting script"
exit $RETVAL
###
stopdb.sh
/home/oracle/orahome/bin/sqlplus /nolog
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 8:17 PM, nate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote: > >> Unfortunately, I can't leave a monitor attached to the server all the >> time. The server is in a shared cabinet @ a 3rd party ISP, and they >> lock the cabinets once we're done working with it. The last lockup was >> about 6 days ago, and previous one about 8 days ago. There's no >> consitancy. >> >> How can I redirect all console output to a file instead? > > Configure a serial console, connect the console to another > system and use something like minicom to log the console to a file. > You can't really log to the local system in this situation as > you likely won't capture the event(if you did you would of > seen the error in the system logs) > > In my experience most of these kinds of problems are related > to bad ram. > > If your running CentOS 4.x configure netdump to send the kernel > dumps to another server, if your using CentOS 5.x configure > diskdump(?) to store the dump to local disk. > > Run memtest86 on the system for a few days, replace the system > with a known working one so you can take the broken system off > site from the ISP for diagnostics. > > I like running cerberus http://sourceforge.net/projects/va-ctcs/ > as a burn-in tool, if the system can survive that running for > a couple days it should be good. In running against a hundred or > so systems I don't recall it taking longer than a few hours > to crash the system if there was a problem. > > nate > > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > That machine doesn't have a serial port (why do vendors think serial ports are obsolete), so is there any other way to send to logs to a different machine then? -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] postifx mail server with ldap
Roberto Pereyra wrote: Hi all !! I looking for a good tutorial about mail server with postfix/dovecot and ldap. Please somebody can help me ? I have searched in google but all the tutoriales that I find are old or incomplete. Thanks in advance. roberto There is a guide for postfix/dovecot on the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/postfix but without LDAP. Your first port of call should probably be the postfix and dovecot documentation sections covering LDAP: http://www.postfix.org/LDAP_README.html http://wiki.dovecot.org/AuthDatabase/LDAP ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The only > thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of > the screen. > > Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any > help would be appreciated. I think I did something like that, years ago, and there was a .gnome file that I deleted, logged out, and then when I logged in, it created a new enviornment for GNOME. I just looked at the .gnome folders and nothing rings a bell. Hopefully, someone else will help you out with this, soon. The list is slow on the weekends. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Oracle start up script issue with RHEL3 Cluster
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 2:28 PM, lingu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am running two node active/passive cluster on RHEL3U8-64 bit > operating system for my oracle 9i database.I am facing issue when > cluster fail over to node 2 my oracle start up script not starting up Have you considered posting to a mailing list for RHEL? This list is for CentOS users. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
Lanny Marcus wrote: On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The only thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of the screen. Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any help would be appreciated. I think I did something like that, years ago, and there was a .gnome file that I deleted, logged out, and then when I logged in, it created a new enviornment for GNOME. I just looked at the .gnome folders and nothing rings a bell. Hopefully, someone else will help you out with this, soon. The list is slow on the weekends. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Thank you for responding, Lanny. I've tried replacing my ~ directory but got nowhere. I'll hope for other responses. Dick -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin 1755 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lanny Marcus wrote: >> >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The >>> only >>> thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of >>> the screen. >>> >>> Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any >>> help would be appreciated. >> >> I think I did something like that, years ago, and there was a .gnome >> file that I deleted, logged out, and then when I logged in, it created >> a new enviornment for GNOME. I just looked at the .gnome folders and >> nothing rings a bell. Hopefully, someone else will help you out with >> this, soon. The list is slow on the weekends. >> ___ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS@centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > > Thank you for responding, Lanny. I've tried replacing my ~ directory but > got nowhere. I'll hope for other responses. > If you create a new 'user' and they don't have icons or accounts then something is funny in /usr which is causing stuff to not work. If it only happens to you then its probably issues with various .files. -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Re: Linux backup help
2008/11/16 Nicolas Thierry-Mieg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
> Amos Shapira wrote:
>>
>> I'll try to try to find or build something based on "rpm -qa" and "yum".
>
> no reason to use yum: it's for resolving dependencies, but in your case they
> would already be resolved.
> Instead you could more simply and reliably wget the files and rpm -U them.
Right, except that this might require to re-implement yum's ability to
find and download the right package from the right repository. Not
sure what's the advantage of wget+rpm over a simple "yum install"
then.
In the meantime, on another list I got the following recipe:
A. Installing the missing packages.
(On the source machine:)
$ rpm -qa --queryformat="%{NAME}-%{ARCH}\n" | sort > package_list.txt
(On the target machine:)
$ yum install -y $(cay package_list.txt)
B. Remove "extra" packages:
(On the target machine:)
$ rpm -qa --queryformat="%{NAME}-%{ARCH}\n" | sort > package_list_new.txt
$ yum remove $(diff package_list_new.txt package_list.txt | grep ">" |
cut -d">" -f2)
The provider of the above says it works for him on Fedora, CentOS and
RHEL, so it sounds like it's been tested for a while.
I'll test it further before actually using it.
Cheers,
--Amos
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Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Lanny Marcus wrote: >>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The only thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of the screen. Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any help would be appreciated. > If you create a new 'user' and they don't have icons or accounts then > something is funny in /usr which is causing stuff to not work. If it > only happens to you then its probably issues with various .files. It was working and then he did something and it stopped working. I looked again, in the 3 .gnome folders and I don't see anything that rings a bell. There is some file that he needs to delete, log out and then log in again and it will create a new enviornment for him. The mystery is, which file and where is it. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
Lanny Marcus wrote: On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lanny Marcus wrote: On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Somehow I did something that caused my gnome desktop to evaporate. The only thing that hasn't vanished is the task bar I have set up at the bottom of the screen. Which configuration files/directory may have become corrupt or gone? Any help would be appreciated. If you create a new 'user' and they don't have icons or accounts then something is funny in /usr which is causing stuff to not work. If it only happens to you then its probably issues with various .files. It was working and then he did something and it stopped working. I looked again, in the 3 .gnome folders and I don't see anything that rings a bell. There is some file that he needs to delete, log out and then log in again and it will create a new enviornment for him. The mystery is, which file and where is it. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Got it!! Apparently I hadn't replaced all the hidden directories in ~. I tried once more and voila! Thank you for your help. I'm back in business. ttfn, Dick -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin 1755 ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
Rudi Ahlers wrote: Well, on a standard CentOS 5.2, /var/log/messages will be the the place to log problems like this, or where else can I get more info? tough to write to the disk when the kernel is crashing. ditto the network. that leaves VGAs and serial ports, which can be written to by self contained emergency-crash routines... IIRC, you said this was a Q9something quad core... thats a desktop processor... does this server have ECC memory? (I ask, because few desktop platforms do, while ECC is fairly standard on servers). Without ECC, the system has no way of knowing it read in bad data from the ram, and if the bad data happens to be code and that code happens to be in the kernel, ka-RASH, without any detection or warning, it leaps off into never-land, and you get a kernel fault, almost always resulting in... kernel panic system halted with no additional useful information available. with ECC memory, single bit errors get corrected on the fly, and log an ECC error event, while double bit errors result in a system halt with a message indicating such. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 1:14 AM, John R Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> >> Well, on a standard CentOS 5.2, /var/log/messages will be the the >> place to log problems like this, or where else can I get more info? >> > > tough to write to the disk when the kernel is crashing. ditto the network. > that leaves VGAs and serial ports, which can be written to by self > contained emergency-crash routines... > > IIRC, you said this was a Q9something quad core... thats a desktop > processor... does this server have ECC memory? (I ask, because few desktop > platforms do, while ECC is fairly standard on servers).Without ECC, the > system has no way of knowing it read in bad data from the ram, and if the > bad data happens to be code and that code happens to be in the kernel, > ka-RASH, without any detection or warning, it leaps off into never-land, and > you get a kernel fault, almost always resulting in... > > kernel panic > system halted > > with no additional useful information available. with ECC memory, single > bit errors get corrected on the fly, and log an ECC error event, while > double bit errors result in a system halt with a message indicating such. > > No, the motherboard doesn't support ECC RAM. The motherboard is a Intel DG35EC - http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DG35EC/DG35EC-overview.htm -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Lost icons and background on 5.2 desktop
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lanny Marcus wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Stephen John Smoogen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Lanny Marcus wrote: > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Dick Roth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> It was working and then he did something and it stopped working. I >> looked again, in the 3 .gnome folders and I don't see anything that >> rings a bell. There is some file that he needs to delete, log out and >> then log in again and it will create a new enviornment for him. The >> mystery is, which file and where is it. > Got it!! Apparently I hadn't replaced all the hidden directories in ~. I > tried once more and voila! > > Thank you for your help. I'm back in business. Cool! That's great! Once you know the solution, it's easy, but there are many mysteries. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] how to debug hardware lockups?
Rudi Ahlers wrote: No, the motherboard doesn't support ECC RAM. The motherboard is a Intel DG35EC - http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DG35EC/DG35EC-overview.htm midrange business desktop board. I use a DG33TL as my desktop, same thing. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
Today I bought a PNY 9600 GT, installed the latest NVIDIA 64-bit drivers (177.82) and I still can't get anything but the 640x480 display. BTW, my display is a Rosewill R943J LCD (without EDID). And I'm using its DVI connector. Any ideas? I'm going to try the analog connector now just for fun: no change. Any suggestions for an equivalent ATI (AMD) card that is known to work? Thanks. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Tom Browder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today I bought a PNY 9600 GT, installed the latest NVIDIA 64-bit > drivers (177.82) and I still can't get anything but the 640x480 > display. > > BTW, my display is a Rosewill R943J LCD (without EDID). And I'm using > its DVI connector. Hm, any suggestions for a new monitor? It may be the problem. -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
--- On Sat, 11/15/08, Tom Browder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Tom Browder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Video Card > To: "CentOS mailing list" > Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 3:39 PM > Today I bought a PNY 9600 GT, installed the latest NVIDIA > 64-bit > drivers (177.82) and I still can't get anything but the > 640x480 > display. > > BTW, my display is a Rosewill R943J LCD (without EDID). > And I'm using > its DVI connector. > > Any ideas? the desired resolution should be 1280x1020 (19 inch). Your X config needs a modeline for that resolution. Look in /etc/X11/xorg.conf and verify that valid modelines are present. Your driver is built from a shell script? or did you grab an RPM. Get a root prompt and type #nvidia- play around with any nvidia-settings -- snip xorg.conf --- Section "Device" Identifier "Videocard0" Driver "nvidia" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen0" Device "Videocard0" Monitor"Monitor0" DefaultDepth24 SubSection "Display" Viewport0 0 Depth 24 Modes "1280x1024" EndSubSection EndSection end snip -- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Re: Linux backup help
On Fri, 2008-11-14 at 15:08 -0700, Warren Young wrote: > Amos Shapira wrote: > > Is there a way to "freeze" a list of installed packages and exact > > versions, then tell yum (or any other tool/script) to install exactly > > these verions either on the same or another systme? > > There isn't a need for an explicit feature. Just update one server, > test it, then copy all of /var/cache/yum/updates/packages to the other > machines. You can then say "rpm -Fvh *.rpm" in that directory to bring > that machine up to the same level as the other one. Actually, that's the problem that Red Hat Satellite Server can solve. You can approve packages for deployment. Thus, when provisioning new servers, they get updates from the approved list. And servers are grouped by class. For the free version, one should investigate Project SpaceWalk. http://www.redhat.com/spacewalk/ -I ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[Centos] Promise EX16650 under 5.2?
Does anyone have experience using the Supertrak EX16650 sas controller under Centos 5.2? The Promise website claims RHEL 5.2 support was added Sept '08. I figure the card might very well be detected, but how about the management gui - it appears to use some sort of web interface, but the card has no ethernet jack, so it must rely on some special driver to access this? Any information is appreciated. I'm not finding much under google regarding this card and redhat (or centos), so either it's rather new, or unpopular, or just doesn't have problems so no one complains? Thanks, Gordon. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Mark Pryor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > the desired resolution should be 1280x1020 (19 inch). Your X config needs a > modeline for that resolution. Thanks, Mark, but the mode line was there. Apparently there are two problems (I finally got a clue in the xorg log file): 1. The R913J (not R943J) digital mode seems not to be compatible with the Nvidia drivers for some reason. 2. I was using startx to test as I was used to doing in the old days. The log file mentioned lost contact with gdm so I entered "gdm" instead of "startx" and got the desired resolution! Now I have another problem: somehow in my putzing around the monitor has taken on a blue hue both in the startup vga mode and the full-up Nvidia X mode. Any ideas about that? I haven't done a hard reboot yet and hope that clears it up--but I'm putting that off until tomorrow morning. Regards, -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Video Card
startx shouls work. When I boot into run level 3, I can use startx and it brings me up at the right resolution. My nvidia card is a slightly older model though (GeForce 6800 XT) and I'm not running the latest driver. Tom Browder wrote: On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Mark Pryor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... the desired resolution should be 1280x1020 (19 inch). Your X config needs a modeline for that resolution. Thanks, Mark, but the mode line was there. Apparently there are two problems (I finally got a clue in the xorg log file): 1. The R913J (not R943J) digital mode seems not to be compatible with the Nvidia drivers for some reason. 2. I was using startx to test as I was used to doing in the old days. The log file mentioned lost contact with gdm so I entered "gdm" instead of "startx" and got the desired resolution! Now I have another problem: somehow in my putzing around the monitor has taken on a blue hue both in the startup vga mode and the full-up Nvidia X mode. Any ideas about that? I haven't done a hard reboot yet and hope that clears it up--but I'm putting that off until tomorrow morning. Regards, -Tom ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
