I am now seeing the problem again on a different machine. Adding "-r" to the syslog options in /etc/default/syslogd causes logins to take forever. I am not using a firewall. I receive remote syslog messages from an ADSL router.
** Changed in: sysklogd (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Remote syslog logging paralyzes system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26986 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs