Greg
-- Gregory Whalin gwhalin@numerix.com
----- Original Message ----- From: Riley Williams <rhw@memalpha.cx> To: Gregory P Whalin <gwhalin@numerix.com> Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu> Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 4:22 PM Subject: Re: Strange syslogd behavior under 2.2.10 and 2.2.11
> Hi Gregory. > > > Experiencing a strange thing with syslogd under 2.2.10 and > > 2.2.11 (at least this is the first I have noticed it). At > > apparently random times, the disk starts grinding and syslogd > > sucks up 100% of all cpu cycles. After about a minute > > everything settles down again and the cpu usage drops down to > > normal for syslogd. But, after a short time (maybe an hour), > > this same thing happens again. Any ideas? > > That 'about an hour' sounds too much like cron to me, so I'd suggest > you look through the various cron jobs configured on your system. > Start with the contents of /etc/cron.hourly/ as the obvious starting > point... > > Best wishes from Riley. > > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux | > | development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, | > | in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone | > | else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. | > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > * ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux > * http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html >
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