GrantC wrote:
>>I have installed Slackware 10.0 on many computers and all works fine.
>>However, on one computer I have a strange issue. It's about Proftpd.
>>If it runs standalone, everything is fine. But if I run it throught
>>inetd, as soon as I try to transfer many files (= about 200 files
>>making about 100MB in size), the entire system hangs.
>
> I'll assume you also told proftpd it was no longer running
> standalone?

Yes. Actually, I first tried to run it via inetd. And system hanged
few times. I started to thing what was I doing, and got down to
proftpd. After I removed it from inet, and run manually, everything
worked fine. I tried to get it back to inet, and it hangs again. Of
course I did make sure it is exclusive inet or standalone (it wouldn't
be able to open port anyway).

>>I really don't understand what is happening, nor where to look for
>>problems. I did search /var/log/messages, but found nothing.
>
> And look at other logs, ('ls -lrt' to see most recent)

Since I have to reboot before I review them, the times get reset. I
guess I'll have to boot from CD, mount the partition and then look at it.

> and try
> telling syslogd to not buffer log writes, more info may be
> available next time.

Hm, I didn't know that there is such option. Thanx.

> But if you are sure the error ONLY happens after a config change,
> the error would have to be in that config change, no?

Yes. But it is really strange. I connect to proftpd, it lets me list
directories, etc. When I copy a lot of files, it starts copying,
copies some files and then suddenly the entire system hangs. No ping,
mouse and keyboard don't respond...

> Make sure correct NIC driver loaded -- the startup scripts do
> make assumptions that may no longer apply.

The hotplug script loads it. NIC is integrated in mainboard. I may
have to check if there are different drivers for it. Is it possible to
have mulitple drivers for the same thing?

> Compile kernel for your hardware, confirm system operation in
> chunks: memory, filesystem and networking.

I was hoping not having to do that. It is not my home machine, but a
friend's at remote location.

Thanx for the ideas.

Regards,
--
Milan Babuskov
http://abrick.sourceforge.net