List, Per, Continuing on in the guest to what is causing the ever present, but random instability in my 10.3 install on a Gigabyte N700SL board, I captured the following processes while the system was rendered useless by what appears to be cron gone mad. I have no funcky cron jobs, and my best guess is cron went south as the result of a hardware instability related to the Gigabyte mb that I have installed. It's not memory and it's not power supply. Both fresh and changed, but the same instability continues. The instability was present when the box was a mandrake 2005 server, and the exact same instability remains under 10.3. Nothing fancy here. Just a simple dm-1 dm-2 (2 250G Seagate) md raid 1, dvd drive, old ati xpert 2000 card (it is a text mode machine) and a 20G Maxtor as sda that holds the swap only. Here is what I found running after the machine went south today: root@trinity:~ # ssh david@bonza Last login: Sat Feb 9 23:20:43 2008 from mail.3111skyline.com Have a lot of fun... 12:45 bonza~> ps ax PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 1 ? Ss 0:01 init [6] 2 ? S< 0:00 [kthreadd] 3 ? S< 0:00 [migration/0] 4 ? SN 0:01 [ksoftirqd/0] 5 ? S< 0:07 [events/0] 6 ? S< 0:00 [khelper] 25 ? R< 0:00 [kblockd/0] 26 ? S< 0:00 [kacpid] 27 ? S< 0:00 [kacpi_notify] 148 ? S< 0:00 [cqueue/0] 149 ? S< 0:00 [kseriod] 172 ? S 0:00 [pdflush] 175 ? S< 0:00 [aio/0] 402 ? S< 0:00 [kpsmoused] 412 ? S< 0:00 [kondemand/0] 459 ? S< 0:02 [ata/0] 460 ? S< 0:00 [ata_aux] 462 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_0] 463 ? S< 0:04 [scsi_eh_1] 467 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_2] 468 ? S< 0:00 [scsi_eh_3] 489 ? S< 0:00 [ksnapd] 627 ? S< 0:00 [ksuspend_usbd] 628 ? S< 0:00 [khubd] 1067 ? S< 0:08 [kmirrord] 1068 ? S< 0:00 [kcopyd] 1122 ? D< 0:03 [kjournald] 1179 ? S<s 0:00 /sbin/udevd --daemon 1876 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald] 1877 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald] 1878 ? S< 0:00 [kjournald] 1975 ? S< 0:00 [kauditd] 2153 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/dbus-daemon --system 2164 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/resmgrd 2173 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/acpid 2188 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/console-kit-daemon 2252 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/sbin/hald --daemon=yes 2253 ? S 0:00 hald-runner 2315 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event0 /dev/input/e 2330 ? S 0:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.soc 2549 ? S 0:06 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/sr0 (every 16 sec) 2745 ? Ss 0:00 avahi-daemon: running [bonza.local] 2748 ? Ss 0:01 /sbin/syslog-ng -a /var/lib/dhcp/dev/log -a /var/lib/named/de 2756 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/avahi-dnsconfd -D 2759 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -c 1 -x -x 2808 ? Ss 0:06 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.conf 2851 ? S 0:00 imap-login 2854 ? S<sl 0:00 /sbin/auditd -s disable 2856 ? S<s 0:00 /sbin/audispd 2912 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/sbin/dovecot 2936 ? S 0:01 dovecot-auth 2949 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/apcupsd 3127 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/lib/openldap/slapd -h ldap:/// -u ldap -g ldap -o slp=on 3156 ? S 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --mysqld=mysqld --user=mysql --p 3211 ? Sl 1:20 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --us 3312 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/portmap 3324 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/powersaved -d -f /var/run/acpid.socket -v 3 3326 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd 3366 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/xinetd 3371 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -o PidFile=/var/run/sshd.init.pid 3439 ? Ssl 0:03 /usr/sbin/nscd 3508 ? Ss 0:01 /usr/lib/postfix/master 3591 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 3847 ? S 0:01 imap-login 3932 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 3933 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 3934 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4104 ? SN 0:00 /bin/sh /etc/cron.daily/suse.de-backup-rpmdb 4111 ? DN 0:01 gzip -9 4123 ? D 0:00 smtpd -n smtp -t inet -u 4124 ? S< 0:00 [khelper] 4125 ? S 0:00 /sbin/modprobe -q -- net_pf_10 4126 ? D 0:00 sh -c /bin/true 4151 ? D 0:00 /usr/sbin/smbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.conf 4235 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4236 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4237 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4240 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/on_ac_power -q 4279 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4280 ? Ds 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4284 ? D 0:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.conf 4286 ? D 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4370 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4371 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4372 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4375 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/on_ac_power -q 4380 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4381 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4382 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4383 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4384 ? Ds 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4385 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4386 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4387 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4388 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4389 ? Ds 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4390 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4391 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4392 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4393 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4394 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4395 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4455 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4456 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4457 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4460 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/on_ac_power -q 4461 ? D 0:00 hal-find-by-capability --capability ac_adapter 4462 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4463 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4464 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4465 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4466 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4467 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4468 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4469 ? Ds 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4470 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4471 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4472 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4473 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4474 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4475 ? D 0:00 [run-crons] 4534 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4535 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4536 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4539 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/on_ac_power -q 4540 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/bin/on_ac_power -q 4541 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4542 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4543 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4545 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4546 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4547 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4548 ? Ds 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -o PidFile=/var/run/sshd.init.pid -R 4549 ? S< 0:00 [khelper] 4550 ? S 0:00 /sbin/modprobe -q -- net_pf_10 4551 ? D 0:00 [sh] 4552 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4553 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4554 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4555 ? D 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/lib/cron/run-crons 4556 ? S 0:00 pickup -l -t fifo -u 4560 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4561 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4562 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4563 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4564 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4565 ? D 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ 4566 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron 4567 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/sh -c test -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && /usr/lib/cron/ Has anybody ever seen anything like this nonsense? Can anybody offer a clue as to what is causing cron to freak out? Anything else appear FUBAR! any help will be appreciated. -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org