Odd server restart

Discussion in 'Server Operation' started by autogun, Apr 29, 2010.

  1. autogun

    autogun New Member

    Hello gurus,

    I'd like to know of a way to check why was my server restarted, who or what caused this restart, was it power short-edge or caused interactively by user,

    Running who -b outputs the following:
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    system boot  2010-04-27 04:03
    Checking /var/log/messages that time all I see is:
    Code:
    ...
    Apr 27 03:13:15 localhost xinetd[8893]: EXIT: vnetd status=0 pid=17912 duration=0(sec)
    Apr 27 03:13:15 localhost xinetd[8893]: EXIT: vnetd status=0 pid=17909 duration=0(sec)
    Apr 27 03:13:28 localhost xinetd[8893]: START: vnetd pid=17951 from=172.22.0.5
    Apr 27 03:13:28 localhost xinetd[8893]: START: vnetd pid=17952 from=172.22.0.5
    Apr 27 03:13:28 localhost xinetd[8893]: EXIT: vnetd status=0 pid=17952 duration=0(sec)
    Apr 27 03:13:28 localhost xinetd[8893]: EXIT: vnetd status=0 pid=17951 duration=0(sec)
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel: Bootdata ok (command line is ro root=/dev/VolGroup01/LogVol00 rhgb quiet)
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel: Linux version 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen ([email protected]) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-44)) #1 SMP Thu May 7 11:07:18 EDT 2009
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel:  Xen: 0000000000000000 - 00000001df4aa000 (usable)
    Apr 27 04:04:07 localhost kernel: DMI present.
    Apr 27 04:04:08 localhost kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
    Apr 27 04:04:08 localhost kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x04] enabled)
    Apr 27 04:04:08 localhost kernel: ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x01] enabled)
    ...
    
    Please suggest how can I collect more info regarding this restart...
     
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator ISPConfig Developer

    Do you have munin installed? That might give you some info on what has happened.
     
  3. autogun

    autogun New Member

    Nope falko,
    No munin :(
     
  4. autogun

    autogun New Member

    Anyone, please? :O
     
  5. falko

    falko Super Moderator ISPConfig Developer

    I'd install munin then. That might help you to detect problems with your system resources that might cause a reboot.
     
  6. RogueCoder

    RogueCoder New Member

    If you use user auditing/process auditing that could help you detect if a user is causing the reboot.
     

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