gack! well i'm both proud and disappointed to say this is the first time redhat 7.2 has TOTALLY LOCKED up on me.
"Too many open files in system" was the response to any command, including ps or reboot! how would i gather more information if/when this happens to me again? i really hate having had to press reset without shedding any further light on what happened. i'm not particularly enticed by the notion of kernel hacking right now, but if there were a useful way to gather relevant information, without having to read into volumes of documentation regarding kernel hacking, perhaps i should know.. what happened was my keyboard and mouse suddenly locked up, ignoring even my attempts to switch to Ctrl-Alt-F1 or Ctrl-Alt-F2. surprisingly, i was able to get in via ssh from another machine, but then attempts to do even ps or reboot just gave "Too many open files in system". what i was doing was interacting with ximian evolution. yeah yeah i know redhat doesn't support it. but i thought i could be proud that wayward apps generally can't bring down linux. looks like maybe that's not completely true. is it actually likely that i need a kernel with capability for more open files? i'm running the stock redhat 7.2 kernel. at the time, i was running a rather typical (for me) array of apps.. ximian desktop, ximian evolution, galeon, kde 3.0-beta-2, konqueror, konsole, several bash invocations, screen, a couple ssh invocations, and my usual array of system services, like what's running now, to wit: j000 TTY SESS TPGID PGRP PPID PID STARTED WCHAN STAT COMMAND j001 ? 1 -1 1 0 8 11:41:11 kupdat SW [kupdated] j002 ? 1 -1 1 0 7 11:41:11 bdflus SW [bdflush] j003 ? 1 -1 1 0 6 11:41:11 krecla SW [kreclaimd] j004 ? 1 -1 1 0 5 11:41:11 kswapd SW [kswapd] j005 ? 1 -1 1 0 4 11:41:11 ksofti SWN [ksoftirqd_CPU0] j006 ? 0 -1 0 0 1 11:41:11 do_sel S init j007 ? 1 -1 1 1 2 11:41:11 contex SW [keventd] k008 ? 1 -1 1 1 3 11:41:11 apm_ma SW [kapm-idled] k009 ? 1 -1 1 1 9 11:41:18 md_thr SW< [mdrecoveryd] k010 ? 1 -1 1 1 13 11:41:19 end SW [kjournald] k011 ? 1 -1 1 1 88 11:41:22 end SW [khubd] j012 tty1 410 410 410 1 410 11:51:00 read_c S /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty1 j013 tty2 411 1432 411 1 411 11:51:00 wait4 S login -- g j014 tty2 411 1432 1432 411 1432 12:05:35 read_c S -bash j015 tty3 412 412 412 1 412 11:51:00 read_c S /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty3 j016 tty4 413 413 413 1 413 11:51:00 read_c S /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty4 j017 tty9 414 414 414 1 414 11:51:00 read_c S /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty9 j018 tty10 415 415 415 1 415 11:51:00 read_c S /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty10 j019 ? 445 -1 445 1 445 11:51:00 do_sel S syslogd -m 0 j020 ? 450 -1 450 1 450 11:51:00 do_sys S klogd -2 j021 ? 858 -1 858 1 858 11:51:10 do_sel S /usr/sbin/sshd j022 ? 877 -1 877 1 877 11:51:10 rt_sig S named -u named j023 ? 877 -1 877 877 879 11:51:10 do_pol S named -u named j024 ? 877 -1 877 879 880 11:51:10 rt_sig S named -u named j025 ? 877 -1 877 879 881 11:51:10 nanosl S named -u named j026 ? 877 -1 877 879 882 11:51:10 do_sel S named -u named j027 ? 912 -1 912 1 912 11:51:11 do_sel S sendmail: accepting connections j028 ? 956 -1 956 1 956 11:51:12 do_sel S /usr/sbin/dhcpd j029 ttyS4 959 959 959 1 959 11:51:12 do_sel S pppd call provider j030 ? 992 -1 992 1 992 11:51:13 do_sel S smbd -D j031 ? 998 -1 998 1 998 11:51:13 do_sel S nmbd -D j032 ? 998 -1 998 998 999 11:51:13 pipe_w S nmbd -D j033 ? 1017 -1 1017 1 1017 11:51:13 do_sel S xinetd -stayalive -reuse -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid j034 ? 1074 -1 1074 1 1074 11:51:17 nanosl S gpm -t ps/2 -m /dev/mouse j035 ? 1092 -1 1092 1 1092 11:51:17 nanosl S crond j036 ? 1180 -1 1180 1 1200 11:51:57 wait4 S /bin/bash /etc/init.d/conman pppconnected j037 ? 1180 -1 1180 1200 2440 12:59:18 nanosl S sleep 180 j038 ? 1221 -1 1221 1 1221 11:52:05 nanosl S fetchmail --syslog -v -d 180 j039 ? 1230 -1 1230 1 1230 11:52:05 do_sel SL ntpd -U ntp j040 ? 1332 -1 1411 1 1411 12:05:25 do_sel S xfs -droppriv -daemon j041 ? 1421 -1 1421 1 1421 12:05:26 do_pol S /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon j042 ? 1421 -1 1426 1421 1426 12:05:26 pipe_w S /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon j043 ? 1421 -1 1427 1426 1427 12:05:26 do_sel S /etc/X11/X :0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth j044 ? 1421 -1 1426 1426 1431 12:05:29 do_pol S /usr/bin/gdmlogin --disable-sound --disable-crash-dialog j045 tty2 411 1432 1468 1 1469 12:05:43 wait4 S -bash j046 tty2 411 1432 1468 1469 1471 12:05:43 wait4 S xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session -- :1 j047 ? 411 -1 1472 1471 1472 12:05:43 - R /etc/X11/X :1 j048 tty2 411 1432 1475 1471 1475 12:05:44 do_pol S /usr/bin/gnome-session j049 ? 1480 -1 1480 1 1480 12:05:45 do_sel S gnome-smproxy --sm-client-id default0 j050 ? 1484 -1 1484 1 1484 12:05:46 do_sel S /usr/bin/sawfish --sm-client-id=default2 j051 ? 1509 -1 1509 1 1509 12:05:48 do_pol S panel --sm-client-id default7 j052 ? 1511 -1 1511 1 1511 12:05:49 do_pol S gnome-name-service j053 ? 1507 -1 1507 1 1513 12:05:50 do_pol S /usr/bin/gconfd-1 9 j054 ? 1527 -1 1527 1 1527 12:05:55 do_pol S tasklist_applet --activate-goad-server tasklist_applet --goad-fd 10 j055 ? 1529 -1 1529 1 1529 12:05:55 do_pol S clockmail_applet --activate-goad-server clockmail_applet_factory --goad-fd 10 j056 ? 1536 -1 1536 1 1536 12:05:56 do_pol S modemlights_applet --activate-goad-server modemlights_applet --goad-fd 14 j057 ? 1672 -1 1672 1 1673 12:07:28 do_pol S evolution j058 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1681 12:07:29 do_pol S bonobo-moniker-xmldb --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Bonobo_Moniker_xmldb_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=14 k059 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1685 12:07:29 do_pol S evolution-addressbook --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=16 k060 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1690 12:07:30 do_pol S evolution-executive-summary --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Summary_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=17 k061 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1694 12:07:30 do_pol S evolution-mail --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=18 k062 ? 1516 -1 1516 1694 1710 12:07:32 do_pol S evolution-mail --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=18 k063 ? 1516 -1 1516 1710 1711 12:07:32 rt_sig S evolution-mail --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=18 k064 ? 1516 -1 1516 1710 1714 12:07:32 rt_sig S evolution-mail --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=18 k065 ? 1516 -1 1516 1710 1715 12:07:33 rt_sig S evolution-mail --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Mail_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=18 k066 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1698 12:07:30 do_pol S evolution-calendar --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Calendar_ShellComponent --oaf-ior-fd=19 k067 ? 1516 -1 1516 1 1703 12:07:31 do_pol S evolution-alarm-notify --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Calendar_AlarmNotify_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=20 j068 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1723 12:07:37 do_pol S oafd --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=34 k069 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1735 12:07:44 do_pol S wombat --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Bonobo_Moniker_wombat_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=18 k070 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1739 12:07:45 do_pol S bonobo-moniker-xmldb --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Bonobo_Moniker_xmldb_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=26 k071 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1743 12:07:45 do_pol S evolution-addressbook --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Addressbook_SelectNamesFactory --oaf-ior-fd=28 k072 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1751 12:07:45 do_pol S gnome-gtkhtml-editor --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_GtkHTML_Editor_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=30 k073 ? 1723 -1 1723 1 1755 12:07:45 do_pol S gnome-spell-component --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Spell_DictionaryFactory:0.1 --oaf-ior-fd=32 j074 ? 2016 -1 2016 1 2017 12:47:31 do_sel S konsole %i %m j075 pts/0 2031 2104 2031 2017 2031 12:47:37 wait4 S /bin/bash j076 pts/0 2031 2104 2066 2031 2066 12:47:43 wait4 S su G j077 pts/0 2031 2104 2070 2066 2070 12:47:45 wait4 S bash j078 pts/0 2031 2104 2104 2070 2104 12:47:53 pause S screen -D -RR j079 ? 2105 -1 2105 2104 2105 12:47:53 do_sel S SCREEN -D -RR j080 pts/1 2106 2106 2106 2105 2106 12:47:53 read_c S /bin/bash j081 pts/2 2138 2506 2138 2017 2138 12:48:01 wait4 S /bin/bash j082 pts/2 2138 2506 2506 2138 2506 12:59:41 - R ps -eHo tty8,sess,tpgid,pgrp,ppid,pid,start,wchan,stat,args --cols 999 j083 pts/2 2138 2506 2506 2138 2507 12:59:41 wait4 S /bin/bash j084 pts/2 2138 2506 2506 2507 2509 12:59:41 pipe_w S /bin/bash j085 pts/2 2138 2506 2506 2138 2508 12:59:41 pipe_w S less j086 ? 2019 -1 2019 1 2019 12:47:33 do_sel S kdeinit: Running... k087 ? 2019 -1 2019 1 2022 12:47:33 do_sel S kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid --suicide k088 ? 2019 -1 2019 1 2025 12:47:33 do_sel S kdeinit: klauncher k089 ? 2019 -1 2019 1 2027 12:47:33 do_sel S kdeinit: kded j090 tty2 411 1432 2441 1 2442 12:59:20 wait4 S -bash j091 tty2 411 1432 2441 2442 2444 12:59:20 wait4 S xinit /v/h/home/g/kde/3.0beta2/dest/bin/startkde -- :2 j092 ? 411 -1 2445 2444 2445 12:59:20 do_sel S /etc/X11/X :2 j093 tty2 411 1432 2448 2444 2448 12:59:21 wait4 S /bin/sh /v/h/home/g/kde/3.0beta2/dest/bin/startkde j094 tty2 411 1432 2448 2448 2486 12:59:24 nanosl S kwrapper ksmserver --restore j095 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2467 12:59:22 do_sel S kdeinit: Running... j096 ? 2467 -1 2467 2467 2483 12:59:24 do_sel S /v/h/homR/G/kde/3.0beta2/dest/bin/artsd -F 10 -S 4096 -s 60 -m artsmessage -l 3 -f j097 ? 2467 -1 2467 2467 2489 12:59:24 do_sel S kdeinit: kwin j098 ? 2467 -1 2467 2467 2493 12:59:27 do_sel S kdeinit: kio_file file /tmp/ksocket-g/klauncherZzK6Ka.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-g/kdesktoptnI9wb.slave-socket j099 ? 2467 -1 2467 2467 2494 12:59:27 ide_do D autorun -l --interval=1000 --cdplayer=/usr/bin/kscd k100 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2470 12:59:22 do_sel S kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid k101 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2473 12:59:23 do_sel S kdeinit: klauncher k102 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2475 12:59:23 do_sel S kdeinit: kded k103 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2485 12:59:24 do_sel S kdeinit: knotify k104 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2488 12:59:24 do_sel S kdeinit: ksmserver --restore k105 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2491 12:59:25 do_sel S kdeinit: kdesktop k106 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2496 12:59:27 do_sel S kicker k107 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2498 12:59:30 do_sel S kdeinit: klipper -icon klipper -miniicon klipper k108 ? 2467 -1 2467 1 2502 12:59:31 do_sel S kdeinit: kwrited k109 pts/3 2503 2503 2503 2502 2503 12:59:31 read_c S /bin/cat _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
