[NTLUG:Discuss] Serious Problem

[Jay Urish]

try /var/log/messages


At 11:43 AM 8/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:

>Okay.  I have a serious problem going on with my RedHat Linux 7.3 
>server.  This thing has been up for about 3 weeks now and today, for the 
>second time, the screen (tty1) filled up with error messages and it was 
>still basically running because I could get to the web page that it was 
>serving but I could not login to the console or remotely through 
>SSH.  Samba died as well.  I also tried logging in through Webmin but it 
>was dead as well.  My only option was to reboot and Lord knows I don't 
>need that problem on my only Linux box. The error mentioned something 
>about kjournald.  Unfortunately I am still learning my way around log 
>files and I have no idea as to where I could find the logging of this 
>error.  I guess for now if someone could point me to where to find the log 
>of this error that would be great and then I can go from there unless 
>someone happens to know from the small details that I provided what the 
>problem is.  Thank you.
>
>T.J. Davis