[CentOS] server is extremly slugish - unable to troubleshoot..

Dear all, I have a virtual machine with the following specs: Core 2 DUO 3.2 GHZ 4 GB RAM hdd: IDE 320 GB 32 bit OS: centos 5.2 I'm using it for local development with a number of Virtual hosts, and a big mysql database. the prob: At times, with no specific reason. system becomes extremly

Re: [CentOS] CentOS or other Linux Internet Router/Gateway

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:06 AM, Bob McConnell wrote: > Ron Blizzard wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > > > I've got kids who are growing older and I want to build a Linux box to > > filter Internet access. I've got six computers on the Internet, plus > > m0n0wall is the probably

Re: [CentOS] server is extremly slugish - unable to troubleshoot..

From: Roland RoLaNd >At times, with no specific reason. system becomes extremly slugish. >PS: any command that may show I/O in KB/MB on the HDD ? iostat / vmstat Checked dmesg for anything out of the ordinary...? Always at the same time? Or at a precise time? JD ___

Re: [CentOS] server is extremly slugish - unable to troubleshoot..

Hi Roland! (2010/08/23 18:11), Roland RoLaNd wrote: > OS: centos 5.2 > I'm using it for local development with a number of Virtual hosts, Whole VM are 5.2? If yes, the problem VM's DIMM are corrupted now. If you have hardware trouble and Nehalem server, you can recognize host hardware error. Y

[CentOS] Dovecot attack

It seems there was some kind of attack against dovecot on my server (CentOS-5.5) with a hundred or so logwatch entries like: = **Unmatched Entries** dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if(dovecot:auth): error retrieving information about user admin dovecot-auth: pam

Re: [CentOS] Dovecot attack

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Timothy Murphy wrote: > It seems there was some kind of attack against dovecot on my server > (CentOS-5.5) with a hundred or so logwatch entries like: > = > **Unmatched Entries** > dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if(dovecot:auth): > error ret

[CentOS] i can't install centos on my poweredge 2950

hi i m trying to install centos5 on my poweredge 2950 with no luck. the raid controler is LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS 1078 (rev 04) indeed all is going fine during the installation but when i reboot the server panic the first error i got is this one error mounting /dev/root on /sysro

[CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

Hi everyone, I've just joine the list as I am having an issue with our CentOS servers. The domain resolution is extremely slow from the application but doing an nslookup gives an immediate response. All the applications have the same issue, as do all the servers. I have been looking for the so

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

>The domain resolution is extremely slow from the application but doing >an nslookup gives an immediate response. All the applications have the >same issue, as do all the servers. What does your /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/host.conf look like? ___ Cent

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On 23/08/2010 13:20, Joseph L. Casale wrote: > /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/host.conf Both files are the default ones from CentOS: nsswitch.conf: (comments removed) -- passwd: files shadow: files group: files hosts: files dns bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] fi

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

>Both files are the default ones from CentOS: So what do the host names look like that the application attempts to resolve, fully qualified or not? What does your cli based query look like? Post your resolve.conf. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.o

Re: [CentOS] i can't install centos on my poweredge 2950

Le Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:08:17 +0200, Eric Doutreleau a écrit : > hi > > i m trying to install centos5 on my poweredge 2950 with no luck. > the raid controler is > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS 1078 (rev 04) I don't know for a 2950, but for a PE 1950 I have : alias scsi_hostadapter megar

Re: [CentOS] i can't install centos on my poweredge 2950

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Philippe Naudin < philippe.nau...@supagro.inra.fr> wrote: > Le Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:08:17 +0200, > Eric Doutreleau a écrit : > > > hi > > > > i m trying to install centos5 on my poweredge 2950 with no luck. > > the raid controler is > > LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Me

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> Both files are the default ones from CentOS: >> > So what do the host names look like that the application > attempts to resolve, fully qualified or not? What does your > cli based query look like? > > My resolv.conf is: search mydomain.co

Re: [CentOS] i can't install centos on my poweredge 2950

Eric Doutreleau wrote: > > i m trying to install centos5 on my poweredge 2950 with no luck. > the raid controler is LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS 1078 (rev 04) > > indeed all is going fine during the installation but when i reboot the > server panic > > the first error i got is this one >

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On Mon, August 23, 2010 15:43, Gabriel Tabares wrote: > On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >>> Both files are the default ones from CentOS: >>> >> So what do the host names look like that the application >> attempts to resolve, fully qualified or not? What does your >> cli based query loo

Re: [CentOS] i can't install centos on my poweredge 2950

well i have discovered that i have exactly the same hardware and it works like a charm :( that s really puzzling. perhaps a bad firmware update it seems like during the boot it can't see the disk :( Le 23/08/2010 15:22, Bent Terp a écrit : > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Philippe Naudin< > ph

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Giles Coochey wrote: > > The problems can sometimes be caused by not having reverse-DNS records for > your hosts. Can you resolve to names (any name) from an IP address? > e.g. nslookup 10.2.9.2? If this is a reverse-lookup problem and you can't have a reverse-loo

Re: [CentOS] Dovecot attack

Dag Wieers wrote: On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Timothy Murphy wrote: It seems there was some kind of attack against dovecot on my server (CentOS-5.5) with a hundred or so logwatch entries like: = **Unmatched Entries** dovecot-auth: pam_succeed_if(do

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On 23/08/2010 14:48, Giles Coochey wrote: > On Mon, August 23, 2010 15:43, Gabriel Tabares wrote: > >> On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >> Both files are the default ones from CentOS: >>> So what do the host names look like that the application >>> att

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On Mon, August 23, 2010 17:03, Gabriel Tabares wrote: > On 23/08/2010 14:48, Giles Coochey wrote: >> On Mon, August 23, 2010 15:43, Gabriel Tabares wrote: >> >>> On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >>> >> The problems can sometimes be caused by not having reverse-DNS records >> for >> your

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On 23/08/2010 15:56, Tom H wrote: > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Giles Coochey wrote: > >> The problems can sometimes be caused by not having reverse-DNS records for >> your hosts. Can you resolve to names (any name) from an IP address? >> e.g. nslookup 10.2.9.2? >> > One more th

Re: [CentOS] Dovecot attack

On 08/23/2010 03:58 PM, Rob Kampen wrote: >> pam_shield is available from RPMforge and requires a minimum of >> configuration. > Never heard of this one before - just installed and simple to configure. > I note that version 0.9.3 was released April 2010 and includes a > supposed memory leak fix - m

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On 23/08/2010 16:07, Giles Coochey wrote: > On Mon, August 23, 2010 17:03, Gabriel Tabares wrote: > >> On 23/08/2010 14:48, Giles Coochey wrote: >> >>> On Mon, August 23, 2010 15:43, Gabriel Tabares wrote: >>> >>> On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote:

Re: [CentOS] Cannot set MTU != 1500 on Intel NIC

>> 0d:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet >> Controller (Copper) (rev 03) > > http://download.intel.com/design/network/specupdt/82573.pdf > 17 ASPM/Jumbo Frames Disabled Due to Early Receive Threshold Overrun >Buffer > Status: Intel does not plan to r

[CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

When I open the screensaver windows in the kde, I find that it is blocked . I switch to the gnome, it is the same. Is it some rpm that I do not install it? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

[CentOS] CentOS 5.5 flex == Fedora 6 flex ?

Is CentOS 5.5 Flex the same as Fedora 6 flex ? Have you seen the package name ? Find this because I need to update my CentOS 5.5 flex for compiling new wine 1.2but that is another problem For example: http://mirrors.hpcf.upr.edu/ftp/pub/Mirrors/CentOS/5.5/os/x86_64/CentOS/flex-2.5.4a-

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Tom H wrote: To: CentOS mailing list From: Tom H Subject: Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Giles Coochey wrote: The problems can sometimes be caused by not having reverse-DNS records for your hosts. Can you resolve to names (

Re: [CentOS] Cannot set MTU != 1500 on Intel NIC

On 08/23/2010 09:22 AM, Timo Schoeler wrote: > I'm amused about PeeCee hardware (sorry, only half of a pun intended)... > There's those two NICs on board of a *server* grade machine, a 82573E > and a 82573L. One of them is just *broken* (see above). Actually, both of them are broken. One of them

Re: [CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

ganu MailList wrote on 08/23/2010 12:36 PM: > When I open the screensaver windows in the kde, I find that it is blocked . > I switch to the gnome, it is the same. Is it some rpm that I do not > install it? Are you trying to run as root? That is not recommended, and IIRC the screensaver ref

Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem

On Mon, 23 Aug 2010, Gabriel Tabares wrote: > To: centos@centos.org > From: Gabriel Tabares > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Slow domain resolution problem > > On 23/08/2010 13:28, Joseph L. Casale wrote: >>> Both files are the default ones from CentOS: >>> >> So what do the host names look like that the

Re: [CentOS] tools one could to use to troubleshoot for Apache

On Friday, August 20, 2010, Agnello George wrote: > Have a question , Suppose i had a client tell me that he can access the > web page but it takes long time to view the pages the website is a > static website ( suppose this website does not server dynamic data or > does not connect to a data

Re: [CentOS] Announce list digest ??

Am 22.08.10 18:01, schrieb Ron Loftin: > There still seems to be some issue with the announce-list digest coming > through to the main list here. At least I'm still not seeing it. Me neither, but this list still is subscribed to the announce list as a digest subscriber. Let me try something with

Re: [CentOS] CentOS or other Linux Internet Router/Gateway

Thanks everyone. "Firewall" was the term I was having trouble coming up with. Now I'm overwhelmed with all the choices. I think, for someone as "green" (as in "inexperienced") as I am, something like IPCop might be an easy place to start. I'll experiment with a Pentium III I have, but will probably

Re: [CentOS] CentOS or other Linux Internet Router/Gateway

Ron Blizzard wrote: > Thanks everyone. "Firewall" was the term I was having trouble coming > up with. Now I'm overwhelmed with all the choices. I think, for > someone as "green" (as in "inexperienced") as I am, something like > IPCop might be an easy place to start. I'll experiment with a Pentium >

Re: [CentOS] CentOS or other Linux Internet Router/Gateway

> Just to confirm. The Linksys wireless router can become a wireless > switch with the firewall and router capabilities disabled. (This is a > Linux version, BTW, so I'm also going to look into the firmware > modifications, but I doubt I can load my programs there and am a > little nervous about b

Re: [CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

Yeah, I only use the root account, how to resolve it? 2010/8/24 Phil Schaffner > ganu MailList wrote on 08/23/2010 12:36 PM: > > When I open the screensaver windows in the kde, I find that it is > blocked . > > I switch to the gnome, it is the same. Is it some rpm that I do not > > insta

Re: [CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

> Yeah, I only use the root account, how to resolve it? never EVER log in as root, unless doing emergency system repair, like when you are in single user mode because the system won't boot. create a user account, with a password, use that for all regular purposes, and sudo or su to gain ro

Re: [CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

OK. Thanks. 2010/8/24 John R Pierce > > Yeah, I only use the root account, how to resolve it? >> > > never EVER log in as root, unless doing emergency system repair, like when > you are in single user mode because the system won't boot. > > > create a user account, with a password, use that

Re: [CentOS] The screenSaver is blocked in my centos5.3

Now I create a admin in admin group, the screensaver program is still blocked when run. 2010/8/24 ganu MailList > OK. Thanks. > > 2010/8/24 John R Pierce > > >> Yeah, I only use the root account, how to resolve it? >>> >> >> never EVER log in as root, unless doing emergency system repair

[CentOS] ATI, Catalyst and a new kernel

Please bear with me for a really stupid question... I have a Radeon HD 4550 video card and currently run the Catalyst driver, fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1. I use the "package managed" method for installing, allowing me keep track of what's what: [...@madeleine ~]$ su Password: [r...@madeleine rj]# gre

[CentOS] I have a question about the 389 ds

Hi ,all : I am a newbie to here and I also install the 389 ds in our company for managering all users account and passwd . Today , The boss asked me if the ds could set the users vnc screen geometry in the config file . Because the user's computer screen is not the same and have different geo

Re: [CentOS] ATI, Catalyst and a new kernel

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:06 AM, Robert wrote: > Please bear with me for a really stupid question... > > I have a Radeon HD 4550 video card and currently run the Catalyst > driver, fglrx_6_9_0-8.741-1. I use the "package managed" method for > installing, allowing me keep track of what's what: >

Re: [CentOS] I have a question about the 389 ds

On 08/23/2010 06:46 PM, sync wrote: > > Today , The boss asked me if the ds could set the users vnc screen > geometry in the config file . The VNC servers that I'm aware of use the same geometry used for the local display. I'm not aware of any that offer any kind of LDAP integration. I don't

Re: [CentOS] I have a question about the 389 ds

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Gordon Messmer wrote: > On 08/23/2010 06:46 PM, sync wrote: > > > > Today , The boss asked me if the ds could set the users vnc screen > > geometry in the config file . > > The VNC servers that I'm aware of use the same geometry used for the > local display. I'

Re: [CentOS] I have a question about the 389 ds

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Whitney, Matthew wrote: > I don't believe there is a VNC client out there that will get its > settings from an LDAP server. You could, however, write a wrapper script > that would do a lookup on the user's id and return the attributes you're > looking for, then p

Re: [CentOS] CentOS 5.5 flex == Fedora 6 flex ?

Julio E. Gonzalez P. wrote: > Is CentOS 5.5 Flex the same as Fedora 6 flex ? > Yes, because el5 was based on fc6. > Have you seen the package name ? > Many packages in el5 has fc6 as their disttag. > Find this because I need to update my CentOS 5.5 flex for compiling new > wine 1.2but that