Weird crash problem

Yig · 11-01-2007, 03:06 PM

Hi,

I have a CentOS 4.5 running kernel 2.6.9-55.0.9 and I have a weird problem with it.

From time to time, it just crash. If I look at the server, all I see is a black screen and the num lock and scroll lock lights are flashing on the keyboard.

The server cannot be pinged or accessed remotely.

Any idea what is wrong?

Thanks!

Samotnik · 11-01-2007, 05:15 PM

What are the last messages in /var/log/syslog file predecessing a crash?

Yig · 11-08-2007, 02:11 PM

I don't see a syslog file in /var/log.

After a search for syslog, I found the following:

/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/Sys/Syslog
/usr/libexec/webmin/caldera/syslog
/usr/libexec/webmin/mscstyle3/syslog
/usr/libexec/webmin/syslog
/usr/share/doc/ruby-libs-1.8.1/ext/syslog
/var/lock/subsys/syslog
/etc/logrotate.d/syslog
/etc/sysconfig/syslog
/etc/rc.d/init.d/syslog
/etc/webmin/syslog

Which one should I look in?

farslayer · 11-08-2007, 02:18 PM

What files are in /var/log ? /var/log/messages perhaps ?

http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/De...-logfiles.html