<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>Another thing, that as far as I can remember, when the crash occured, a
"kdontchangethehostname" process also run continously. Now I don't see
any copy of such a process (now I rebooted the machine of course).</div></blockquote><div><br>
Fortunately I also have the process logs, wow!<br>
<br>
-----------------------------<br>
2005. nov. 29., kedd, 18.14.15 CET<br>
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND<br>
1 ? S 0:01 init [5]<br>
2 ? SN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]<br>
3 ? S< 0:00 [events/0]<br>
4 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khelper]<br>
5 ? S< 0:00 \_ [netlink/0]<br>
6 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpid]<br>
25 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0]<br>
35 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]<br>
36 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]<br>
38 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/0]<br>
1514 ? S< 0:00 \_ [reiserfs/0]<br>
37 ? S 0:00 [kswapd0]<br>
620 ? S 0:00 [kseriod]<br>
2084 ? S 0:00 [khubd]<br>
2133 ? S<s 0:00 udevd<br>
2480 ? S 0:00 [hwscand]<br>
3272 ? S 0:00 [hwscand]<br>
3566 ?
S 0:00 /sbin/dhcpcd -C -H -D -N -t 999999
-h linux eth0<br>
4065 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/syslogd -a /var/lib/ntp/dev/log<br>
4068 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -c 1 -2 -x<br>
4084 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/resmgrd<br>
4092 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/portmap<br>
4153 ?
Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -o
PidFile=/var/run/sshd.init.pid<br>
4298 ?
Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c
/etc/acpi/events.ignore<br>
4314 ?
S 0:00 /usr/sbin/powersaved -d -x
/usr/lib/powersave/scripts<br>
-a resmgr -v 3<br>
4380 ? Ss 0:00 /opt/kde3/bin/kdm<br>
4388 ?
S 1:08 \_ /usr/X11R6/bin/X
-nolisten tcp -br vt7 -auth /var<br>
/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-7YhD4W<br>
4413 ? S 0:00 \_ -:0<br>
4460 ?
S 0:00 \_
/bin/sh /opt/kde3/bin/startkde<br>
4512 ?
Ss
0:00 \_ ssh-agent
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc<br>
4667 ?
S
0:00 \_ kwrapper
ksmserver<br>
4399 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/nscd<br>
4623 ? Ss 0:00 kdeinit: Running...<br>
4628 ? S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: klauncher<br>
4650 ?
S 0:00 \_ /opt/kde3/bin/artsd -F 10
-S 4096 -s 5 -m artsmes<br>
sage -l 3 -f<br>
4670 ?
S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kwin -session
10e4696e750001115153682000<br>
00118010000_1132945185_524256<br>
4684 ?
S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_file file
/tmp/ksocket-silvermedia/k<br>
launcherID1Ofb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-silvermedia/kdesktopN9Jrya.slave-socket<br>
4733 ?
S 0:01 \_ kdeinit: konqueror
--preload<br>
4626 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid<br>
4635 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kded<br>
4662 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: knotify<br>
4669 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver<br>
4678 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys<br>
4679 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kdesktop<br>
4685 ?
S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh
/home/silvermedia/.kde/Autostart/firefox<br>
4687 ?
S 0:00 \_
/bin/sh /opt/firefox/firefox<br>
4697 ?
Sl 5:00
| \_ /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/firefox-bin<br>
4758 ?
S 0:04 \_
sh xplazma.sh<br>
4762 ?
S 0:00
| \_ /bin/sh ./logger.sh<br>
13014 ?
R 0:00
| | \_ ps fax<br>
13012 ?
S 0:00
| \_ sleep 1<br>
4759 ?
S 0:00 \_
sh get_playlist.sh<br>
12952 ?
S 0:00
| \_ sleep 15<br>
4760 ?
S 0:00 \_
sh play.sh<br>
12839 ?
S
0:00 \_ sleep 40<br>
4683 ? S 0:01 kdeinit: kicker<br>
4715 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron<br>
4717 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty1<br>
4718 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2<br>
4719 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3<br>
4720 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4<br>
4721 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5<br>
4722 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6<br>
4725 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kpowersave<br>
4727 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: klipper<br>
4729 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: profile_chooser<br>
4732 ?
S 0:00 kdeinit: susewatcher -caption SuSE
Watcher -icon kint<br>
ernet.png -miniicon kinternet.png --quiet<br>
4738 ? S 0:00 /opt/gnome/lib/GConf/2/gconfd-2 15<br>
total
used free
shared buffers cached<br>
Mem:
774988 301140
473848
0 43036 185692<br>
-/+ buffers/cache: 72412 702576<br>
Swap:
497972
0 497972<br>
6:14pm up 0:22, 2 users, load average: 1,06, 0,85, 0,71<br>
-----------------------------<br>
2005. nov. 29., kedd, 18.19.15 CET<br>
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND<br>
1 ? S 0:01 init [5]<br>
2 ? SN 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]<br>
3 ? S< 0:00 [events/0]<br>
4 ? S< 0:00 \_ [khelper]<br>
5 ? S< 0:00 \_ [netlink/0]<br>
6 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kacpid]<br>
25 ? S< 0:00 \_ [kblockd/0]<br>
35 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]<br>
36 ? S 0:00 \_ [pdflush]<br>
38 ? S< 0:00 \_ [aio/0]<br>
1514 ? S< 0:00 \_ [reiserfs/0]<br>
37 ? S 0:00 [kswapd0]<br>
620 ? S 0:00 [kseriod]<br>
2084 ? S 0:00 [khubd]<br>
2133 ? S<s 0:00 udevd<br>
2480 ? S 0:00 [hwscand]<br>
3272 ? S 0:00 [hwscand]<br>
4065 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/syslogd -a /var/lib/ntp/dev/log<br>
4068 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/klogd -c 1 -2 -x<br>
4084 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/resmgrd<br>
4092 ? Ss 0:00 /sbin/portmap<br>
4153 ?
Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd -o
PidFile=/var/run/sshd.init.pid<br>
4298 ?
Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid -c
/etc/acpi/events.ignore<br>
4314 ?
S 0:00 /usr/sbin/powersaved -d -x
/usr/lib/powersave/scripts<br>
-a resmgr -v 3<br>
4380 ? Ss 0:00 /opt/kde3/bin/kdm<br>
4388 ?
S 1:11 \_ /usr/X11R6/bin/X
-nolisten tcp -br vt7 -auth /var<br>
/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A:0-7YhD4W<br>
4413 ? S 0:00 \_ -:0<br>
4460 ?
S 0:00 \_
/bin/sh /opt/kde3/bin/startkde<br>
4512 ?
Ss
0:00 \_ ssh-agent
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc<br>
4667 ?
S
0:00 \_ kwrapper
ksmserver<br>
4399 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/sbin/nscd<br>
4623 ? Ss 0:00 kdeinit: Running...<br>
4628 ? S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: klauncher<br>
4650 ?
S 0:00 \_ /opt/kde3/bin/artsd -F 10
-S 4096 -s 5 -m artsmes<br>
sage -l 3 -f<br>
4670 ?
S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kwin -session
10e4696e750001115153682000<br>
00118010000_1132945185_524256<br>
4684 ?
S 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_file file
/tmp/ksocket-silvermedia/k<br>
launcherID1Ofb.slave-socket /tmp/ksocket-silvermedia/kdesktopN9Jrya.slave-socket<br>
4733 ?
S 0:01 \_ kdeinit: konqueror
--preload<br>
13446 ?
S 0:00 \_ kdontchangethehostname
linux dhcppc2<br>
13447 ?
S 0:00 \_
xauth list<br>
4626 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid<br>
4635 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kded<br>
4662 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: knotify<br>
4669 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: ksmserver<br>
4678 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys<br>
4679 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kdesktop<br>
4685 ?
S 0:00 \_ /bin/sh
/home/silvermedia/.kde/Autostart/firefox<br>
4687 ?
S 0:00 \_
/bin/sh /opt/firefox/firefox<br>
4697 ?
Sl 5:17
| \_ /opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/firefox-bin<br>
4758 ?
S 0:05 \_
sh xplazma.sh<br>
4762 ?
S 0:00
| \_ /bin/sh ./logger.sh<br>
15930 ?
R 0:00
| | \_ ps fax<br>
15928 ?
S 0:00
| \_ sleep 1<br>
4759 ?
S 0:00 \_
sh get_playlist.sh<br>
15868 ?
S 0:00
| \_ sleep 15<br>
4760 ?
S 0:00 \_
sh play.sh<br>
15631 ?
S
0:00 \_ sleep 120<br>
4683 ? S 0:01 kdeinit: kicker<br>
4715 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/cron<br>
4718 tty2 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2<br>
4719 tty3 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3<br>
4720 tty4 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4<br>
4721 tty5 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5<br>
4722 tty6 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6<br>
4725 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: kpowersave<br>
4727 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: klipper<br>
4729 ? S 0:00 kdeinit: profile_chooser<br>
4732 ?
S 0:00 kdeinit: susewatcher -caption SuSE
Watcher -icon kint<br>
ernet.png -miniicon kinternet.png --quiet<br>
4738 ? S 0:00 /opt/gnome/lib/GConf/2/gconfd-2 15<br>
14512 tty1 Ss+ 0:00 /sbin/mingetty --noclear tty1<br>
total
used free
shared buffers cached<br>
Mem:
774988 298924
476064
0 43224 187376<br>
-/+ buffers/cache: 68324 706664<br>
Swap:
497972
0 497972<br>
6:19pm up 0:27, 2 users, load average: 0,08, 0,46, 0,59<br>
<br>
So it is obvious that kdontchangethehostname tries to run "xauth list"
and waits until it finishes. But it never finishes, and, in addition it
probably causes all X clients to be rejected. I'm not a professional in
how an X server works but probably that should be the fact. What do you
think?<br>
</div></div><br>
I had similar experiences earlier with Midnight Commander under Debian
Sarge 3.1. It was searching for internet connection on the startup. And
it didn't start, if there was no working connection... Why...?<br>
<br>
Regards, Zoltan<br>
<br>-- <br>Kovács Zoltán, <a href="http://particio.com/~kovzol">http://particio.com/~kovzol</a>