Re: [cobalt-users] auto reboot

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 inc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 
> 
> > > my server rebooted today without me instigating it.  is this normal?
> > > Mar 14 08:45:12 www rpc.statd[285]: unable to register (SM_PROG,
> 
> all i can deduce is that nfs crashed.  is there any reason why i shouldn't
> disable nfs?  it doesn't appear to be running but it is linked to in the
> rc3.d directory......

Well, if you don't use it you don't need it ;)
make sure the portmapper isn't enabled in inetd.conf...(timestamp?)

Looks to me more like the machine is tryng to start it twice tho...
(once without privlages)
> 
> i can't find any evidence that someone was in the machine.  the link
> S55named had yesterday's date on it, but the file itself was unchanged.  i
> can't see anywhere where rpc.statd is made to run?  i thought that rpc.statd
> wasn't used on raq's???

the portmapper can start it, keep in mind, nothing says someone couldn't
upload a copy ;)

look also for dot files in init.d , new trick i just saw...

gsh