Re: RHEL3 system hanging
William Warren <hescominsoon-dGSttIWD7Blt2rXhg/[email protected]>
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try removing the new hard disk(if possible) if you can't do that remove the new ram. One or both of them is causing your issue. Yi Liu wrote: > Oh, it is the exactly same brand and type. I actually paid attention to this > when I upgraded the system. One thing in my previous mail is not accurate, > the old 120G harddisk is IDE, not SATA. > > Thanks, > > Yi > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Jussi Silvennoinen > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 2:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RHEL3 system hanging > > >> I am running postgresql database server for a mailing list server. Just > one >> week ago, I added a 200G SATA disk and 2G more memory to the system. The >> original system has 120G SATA disk and 2G memory. I only have one Pentinum > 4 >> CPU in the box. Even after applying the latest kernel 2.4.21-47.0.1.EL, I >> already have two times of system hanging since last Saturday. Note that I > am >> still using the initial 2GB swap space. >> >> I actually checked the message and cron log files under /var/log for what >> happened. The system hanging appears to happen sometime after the > postgresql >> database server tried to create a bunch of temporary tables using some >> implicit index. I am not sure it needs to use a lot of space. I also found >> that I have the same message notice before, but I did not have the system >> hanging issue. >> >> Is there any idea how to fix this issue? Though the latest RHEL 3 security >> advisory mentioned one flaw directly related to this issue, I assumed it's >> been taken care by the latest update and I am running a single cpu > version. > > Your new memory is faulty or it's not the same kind as previously > installed on the box? > -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/ -- Taroon-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list