Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3i] interested /var/log/messages output

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2000, Theodore Jones wrote:

> Hey All,
> 
> Recently I have had some uncommon server crashes and I'm trying to
> unravel it it's my hosting ISP jacking around with me and not telling
> the truth, or indeed it's a problem within the server.  Looking through
> the /var/log/messages file I found this a couple of times and wonder if
> anybody can interpret it for me?:
> 
> Dec 23 14:19:19 www mgetty[749]: failed dev=ttyS0, pid=749, got signal
> 1, exiting

Signal 1 is hangup...(or dropping control lines in serial cable to serial
port)

> Dec 23 14:20:01 www mgetty[829]: TIOCMBIS failed: Input/output error
> Dec 23 14:20:01 www mgetty[829]: cannot turn off soft carrier:
> Input/output error

some program is too dumb to understand it got hung up on...

> Dec 23 14:20:01 www mgetty[829]: tcgetattr failed: Input/output error
> Dec 23 14:20:01 www mgetty[829]: cannot get TIO: Input/output error

ditto...(getty can get a little bent out of shape when disconnected from
unexpectedly)

> Dec 23 14:20:04 www mgetty[829]: data dev=ttyS0, pid=829, caller='none',
> conn='DIRECT', name='', cmd='/bin/login', user='AT S7
> =45 S0=0 L1 V1 X4 &c1 E1 Q0'

this is more interesting, someone using direct connection to serial port
using a terminal program, but they still have it configured to dial a
modem , thus the AT command which would normally reset a modem, but they
appear to be conencted directly, hopefully it's your isp and not someone
else ;0

any syccessfull logins in secure log?