Hi Stefan, I've swamped with other projects and haven't had a chance to revisit this problem in a few days. I'll try your suggestion, and review the RRD options as suggested by Gary a few days back.
The suggestions are much appreciated. - Brock > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 1:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Ntop] Segfault on Fedora 8 > > hi brock, > > have you tried putting the the temporary databases into tmpfs? > eg. /usr/bin/ntop -P /var/lib/ntop -Q /mnt/tmpfs > i had the same trouble with segfaults and now ntop is now running > for weeks. > > Be careful: the netflow RRD-file "throughput.rrd" also lies in > the path specified with -Q > You should save it before reboot. > > cheers > stefan > > > > > "Brock Kuhse" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > amily.org> An > Gesendet von: <[email protected]> > ntop-bounces@ Kopie > unipi.it > Thema > Re: [Ntop] Segfault on > 08.05.2008 Fedora 8 > 16:14 > > > Bitte > antworten an > [email protected] > > > > > > > Well, I'm still getting segfaults, just less often (about every > two or three > days instead of every 2-30 minutes). It's still enough to make > it difficult > to collect the data the client is looking for, but obviously a > lot better > than every couple minutes. > > I've just checked out and compiled the latest SVN build, so we'll > see how it > goes... > > - Brock > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > Gary Gatten > > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 10:39 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Ntop] Segfault on Fedora 8 > > > > LOL - I like random "messing around" - but just like with code, > it > > usually causes more trouble than it's worth! ;-) > > > > Glad it seems to work for now. Keep us posted if you notice > any odd > > behavior as a result. > > > > Gary > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > Brock Kuhse > > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 9:40 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Ntop] Segfault on Fedora 8 > > > > > > Other than that - not sure if I can help much. Maybe check > out > > line > > > > 6551 in util.c (and adjacent lines) and see what that block > of code > > > > is trying to do. > > > > Well, after some random "messing around" with the code, I just > > commented > > out > > the two lines comprising the else{} block in util.c that > includes line > > 6551: > > > > } else { > > /* Insert in chain */ > > /*newPort->next = prev->next; > > prev->next = newPort;*/ > > } > > > > The periodic segfault problem seems to have gone away. I've > read > > through > > the comments around this section (particularly the comment > block about > > 20 > > lines up), but still really have no real idea of what it does. > > > > If anyone out there has a better understanding of the code, I'd > > certainly > > like to know the consequences of this. > > > > I'm sure removing this chunk of code will break something, but > will I > > miss > > it? :) > > > > - Brock > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ntop mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > > > > > > > > > > > > <font size="1"> > > <div style='border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext > > 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> > > </div> > > "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended > recipient > > and may contain information that is privileged and/or > confidential. > > If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that > > any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this > email > > and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you > have > > received this email in error, please immediately notify the > sender by > > return email and delete this email from your system." > > </font> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ntop mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [email protected] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
