RE: [sentinix-list] Libpng stream error | long

The box has been up for only a week or so. We are monitoring quite a few
hosts, w/ approximately 1000+ graphs/rra's...however, I think your
advice has helped, at least in the short term. 

	cat /dev/null >error_log

Gave me a zero byte file and now...apache seems to be much happier. I'm
still curious as to the root cause here though...

Thanks for the tip!

-John

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[mailto:sentinix-bounces-y1CeFY8bYInMlQukkHbAVdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Chris Hammond
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 5:09 PM
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Cc: Jason Qualkenbush
Subject: Re: [sentinix-list] Libpng stream error | long


I had a stable install all of a sudden stop responding yesterday also. 
Apache was not running and would not start.  I checked /var/log/apache
and found 4 log files that totaled over 3.5 Gig's.  Removed the logs and
restarted the box and all has been well.  How long has this box been up?
Mine was about 6 months old.

Chris

On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 19:38, John Somm wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I'm seeking some input as to the following errors I have been 
> experiencing on what was, prior to today, a very stable install of 
> Sentinix. I'm hoping someone has seen this before and can point me in 
> the right direction.
> 
> Steps to repro:
> 
> - I pull up http/https access to the box. Fine. I click around. Fine. 
> (All this after a fresh reboot). Everything's groovy - can hit cacti, 
> nagios, all the other links/stuff.
> 
> - I click snort
> 
> - Poof. Death.
> 
> - I ps aux on snort. It's running.
> 
> - I ps aux on snortcenter - nothing.
> 
> - By this point, httpd has died. Telnet to localhost on 80 - connect 
> refused.
> 
> - I restart httpd. Apache complains it's not running so can't restart.

> It will however start. Repeated "starts" of apache indicate it's dying

> very quickly after being started.
> 
> A cursory look at /var/log/apache/error_log shows thousands of the
> following:
> 
> Libpng error: stream error
> 
> I checked the archives and noticed one other person had the same error

> messages. However, the problem in that particular case seemed to be 
> related to zlib v. 1.1.3. I'm running 1.1.4.
> 
> This is a plain vanilla install of Sentinix (which I love, btw!) 
> except I upgraded Cacti from the get-go to 0.8.5a. The box is smp 
> running dual giga hertz procs, two gigs of physical memory and a two 
> gig swap file.
> 
> Anyone seen this before?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> -John
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