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Hello, I use SuSE Linux 8.1 and its latest online updates (only the important on due to /var/log/messages are mentioned here): - k_deflt-2.4.19-340 - glibc-2.2.5-177 - syslogd-1.4.1-284 - alsa-tools-0.9.0rc1-45 May be these updates weren't the right thing, especially the kernel patches. Since a few weeks my system hangs on shutdown for an obviously infinite time on shutdown of the syslog services. To continue shutdown in that state, I press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, but shutdown of all other services fails, too. On reboot I must switch off the computer manually at the end. Not so nice, what?! Don't blame it on the automounter, I use autofs4 from the beginning of using this distribution, when all was working fine. I think the problem is something with the (prebuilt) versions of the kernel 2.4.19 maybe in conjunction with the ALSA driver message. Any help would be appreciated to fix this.. Below you can find the /var/log/messages of the appropriate shutdown until logging stops: --- Aug 26 16:17:49 charlie init: Switching to runlevel: 0 Aug 26 16:17:52 charlie ipppd[568]: Terminating on signal 15. Aug 26 16:17:52 charlie ipppd[568]: closing fd 6 from unit 0 Aug 26 16:17:52 charlie ipppd[568]: link 0 closed , linkunit: 0 Aug 26 16:17:52 charlie ipppd[568]: Exit. Aug 26 16:17:52 charlie kernel: ippp_ccp: freeing reset data structure c2fc0000 Aug 26 16:18:00 charlie automount[1000]: attempting to mount entry /mnt/raider/* Aug 26 16:18:00 charlie automount[14751]: lookup(file): lookup for * failed Aug 26 16:18:02 charlie automount[996]: attempting to mount entry /mnt/net/* Aug 26 16:18:02 charlie automount[14764]: >> /usr/lib/autofs/showmount: only one hostname is allowed Aug 26 16:18:02 charlie automount[14764]: lookup(program): lookup for * failed Aug 26 16:18:04 charlie automount[1000]: shutting down, path = /mnt/raider Aug 26 16:18:04 charlie automount[996]: shutting down, path = /mnt/net Aug 26 16:18:04 charlie automount[14780]: expired /mnt/samba/raider_tools Aug 26 16:18:04 charlie automount[998]: shutting down, path = /mnt/samba Aug 26 16:18:06 charlie kernel: ALSA memory.c:76: Not freed snd_alloc_kmalloc = 8 Aug 26 16:18:06 charlie kernel: ALSA memory.c:86: kmalloc(8) from c37fd6b3 not freed Aug 26 16:18:07 charlie sshd[806]: Received signal 15; terminating. Aug 26 16:18:08 charlie kernel: usbserial.c: USB Serial deregistering driver Gen eric Aug 26 16:18:08 charlie kernel: usb.c: deregistering driver serial Aug 26 16:18:08 charlie kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. Aug 26 16:18:08 charlie kernel: Kernel log daemon terminating. Aug 26 16:18:09 charlie exiting on signal 15 Thanks, René