[ale] nice - extracting a kernel panic from a tail -f maillog

JD jdp at algoloma.com
Thu Aug 30 14:27:09 EDT 2012


On 08/30/2012 09:47 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Mailman is pyrhon
> On Aug 30, 2012 9:29 AM, "Derek Atkins" <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:

Based on the other evidence, I'd lean towards failing hardware. Could be almost
anything - cracked MB, RAM, flaky HDD or controller or just bit-rot on the
system files.

Did the move to new hardware that's been discussed happen already?

After all, it is unlikely that either sendmail or mailman are really the root
cause.  If the box was being hacked constantly, then I'd start with sendmail,
but since that isn't the situation ...


I have an IPX that I can donate to fill in while research is performed. ;)
However, a Pentium-90 would be faster.


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