Re: syslogd really slow
On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 04:38:10PM -0500, Leonard Leblanc wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am currently running Kernel 2.2.19pre17. I recently recompiled it to
> support Generic SCSI devices (this is the only thing that I added). I then
> restarted and from some reason (which I don't even have the slightest clue
> why) when booting the message:
>
> "Starting system log daemon: syslogd"
>
> sits on the screen for about 5 minutes (literally!) with no signs of the
> computer even doing anything. The HD/Cd-rom lights are not flashing. It's
> just sitting there. Eventually it does start up and everything works fine.
>
> Any ideas of where to start on this one guys??
It might be a dns lookup timeout wait. That should be only three
minutes afaik. Check if you have used a symbolic hostname somewhere
in your configuration, eg. as a remote loghost in /etc/syslogd.conf
If you have another machine on the same network, try sniffing the
ethernet while this machine boots. Check out the tcpdump package.
Cheers,
Joost
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