On 06/29/11 14:50, Emmanuel Noobadmin wrote:
> I was having problems with the same server locking up to the point I
> can't even get in via SSH.
investigate instead of band-aiding...
1) syslog to a remote host.
remote syslogging rarely stops when the system is disk/iowait bound.
2) log diving.
is there anything in the logs around the time of the incidents?
large emails(100MB+ body, not attachment) can freak out versions of spam
assassin...
server load would reach 300+ which timed out SSH connections.
syslogs took time to wade through, but pinpointed the recurring issue.
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