Re: Re: [qmailtoaster] QMT service lock errors
Just to add my 2-cents worth: Linux in general will halt the boot process when it finds an error on the filesystem...ANY of them that are in the fstab & set to auto-mount at boot-time. For example: I implement backup to disk on most of my servers, but don't want a re-boot halted due to an error on the backup drive, so I don't list the drive as auto-mounted in fstab... instead,I run fsck & mount the drive at the END of the boot process - well after the main services have been started. That way the server can re boot even without a backup drive! But you indicated that fsck fixed items on your root fs... No way around that--that definitely requires admin intervention to continue...boots on the ground, so to speak. Dan IT4SOHO Sergio M wrote: >El -10/01/37 16:59, Jake Vickers escribió: >> On 07/07/2011 11:47 AM, Sergio M wrote: >>> Hi there list. >>> Yesterday I had this weird problem with my QMT box. First, the SMTP and >>> POP3 >>> services stopped to answer. So I ssh'ed in and made a qmailctl stat. >>> Every service looked like this: >>> supervise: fatal: unable to acquire log/supervise/lock: read-only file >>> system >>> >>> So I tried to qmailctl stop and start, but neither of them worked. I >>> decided >>> to reboot. And then I lost connection to the box. >>> After I made it to the datacenter, i found out that it was stuck in the >>> boot >>> sequence, waiting for the root password to be entered to make a manual fsck. >>> I entered passwd, ran 'fsck /' and it fixed some inodes and stuff. It >>> finished booted and everything went to normal. I forced a fsck with >>> 'shutdown >>> -Fr now' and found nothing. >>> >>> So the questions: >>> 1. I found nothing about thise read-only error on the archives. Anyone has >>> any ideas of what might have happened or where to look for possible causes? >>> 2. Is there a way to configure CentOS to do this fsck on boot completely >>> unattended? So that it it reboots again there is no need to go to the NOC >>> to >>> enter root password and run the fsck manually? >>> >> >> This is not QMT specific. >> Look in your messages file for for medium errors - what most likely happened >> is that there were some bad sectors on the disk, which ended up timing out >> and >> causing the system to mount it read only. >> As far as automtically doing this on a boot (when needed), yes and no. Yes >> if >> the system is not in too bad of shape - no if the system is bricked. >> In your /etc/fstab file, the fifth column is your dump options, and the >> sixth >> column your filesystem check options. Dump is for backups, so you can >> ignore. >> The sixth column for the filesystem check - that's the one you want. When >> the >> system boots up, it determines what order to do a filesystem check (if >> neede) >> by the number in the sixth column. If it's a zero, it is not checked, and if >> there was an error on that system is will be unmounted or read only when the >> system boots up. I normally use a "1" for my root filesystem to get that >> checked first, but that's my option. >> >Ok, thank you Jake. > >I will clone the HDD in a new one just to be sure and leave the old one aside. > >Thanks! >-Sergio > > >- >Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group >(www.vickersconsulting.com) >Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! >- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com > For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com > >
Re: Re: [qmailtoaster] QMT service lock errors
El -10/01/37 16:59, Jake Vickers escribió: On 07/07/2011 11:47 AM, Sergio M wrote: Hi there list. Yesterday I had this weird problem with my QMT box. First, the SMTP and POP3 services stopped to answer. So I ssh'ed in and made a qmailctl stat. Every service looked like this: supervise: fatal: unable to acquire log/supervise/lock: read-only file system So I tried to qmailctl stop and start, but neither of them worked. I decided to reboot. And then I lost connection to the box. After I made it to the datacenter, i found out that it was stuck in the boot sequence, waiting for the root password to be entered to make a manual fsck. I entered passwd, ran 'fsck /' and it fixed some inodes and stuff. It finished booted and everything went to normal. I forced a fsck with 'shutdown -Fr now' and found nothing. So the questions: 1. I found nothing about thise read-only error on the archives. Anyone has any ideas of what might have happened or where to look for possible causes? 2. Is there a way to configure CentOS to do this fsck on boot completely unattended? So that it it reboots again there is no need to go to the NOC to enter root password and run the fsck manually? This is not QMT specific. Look in your messages file for for medium errors - what most likely happened is that there were some bad sectors on the disk, which ended up timing out and causing the system to mount it read only. As far as automtically doing this on a boot (when needed), yes and no. Yes if the system is not in too bad of shape - no if the system is bricked. In your /etc/fstab file, the fifth column is your dump options, and the sixth column your filesystem check options. Dump is for backups, so you can ignore. The sixth column for the filesystem check - that's the one you want. When the system boots up, it determines what order to do a filesystem check (if neede) by the number in the sixth column. If it's a zero, it is not checked, and if there was an error on that system is will be unmounted or read only when the system boots up. I normally use a "1" for my root filesystem to get that checked first, but that's my option. Ok, thank you Jake. I will clone the HDD in a new one just to be sure and leave the old one aside. Thanks! -Sergio - Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! - Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
[qmailtoaster] Re: Can`t run NEWMODEL
On 07/08/2011 04:17 AM, Administrator wrote: I tried to update my QMail-Toaster with the NewModel script. It fails as it can`t reach the list with current packages. http://www.qmailtoaster.com - can`t access it via browser http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com - can`t access it via browser Did a port scan with MXToolbox.com - 21 ftp Success 94 ms 25 smtpSuccess 94 ms 53 dns Success 94 ms 80 httpSuccess 94 ms 110 pop3Success 94 ms 143 imapSuccess 94 ms 443 https Success 109 ms 587 msa-outlook Success 109 ms 3306my sql Success 109 ms Could somebody investigate, please. Regards, Marco Volkert Appears to be back up now. Jake might have info regarding what the problem was. -- -Eric 'shubes' - Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! - Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com