Hi All: I have a SLES 11 SP4 server that is giving me trouble. Recently I had to delete a lot of log files //var/log as my /var partition filled up due to excessive log file size. But I fear I may have deleted something important as now my server hangs on boot. The server starts fine but when it gets to the point of bring up the network interface it just hangs there, but interestingly other processes continue to load in the background. The interface never does come up.
The only way I have been able to get the server to fully boot is to remove the NIC, reboot the machine, delete the NIC in Network management, and reboot. The server loads fine but obviously without a NIC. Now, If I put the NIC back into the server and reboot and server will come up all the way just once, any subsequent reboots and the server will again hang.
I currently have the server up and running with a NIC, but I am afraid the next restart will cause the server to once again hang. I went into /var/log and made sure all appropriate directories exist and that they all have correct ACLs.
I currently have the server up and running with a NIC, but I am
afraid the next restart will cause the server to once again hang.[/color]
Have you checked your configuration using YaST Network Settings?
Perhaps you can remove the NIC and reinstall it to ensure all the
necessary components are in place?
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Thanks for the reply Kevin. Yes, I have gone into YaST and checked the configuration. And as you eluded to the only way I can boot the server is to remove all the NICs. Once the NICs are gone I can boot the server and delete all the NIC-related info via YaST. Another reboot and all is well except for no NICs. But then I can down the server, put the card back in, reboot and reconfigure the card. All is well for one restart, then the whole issue starts over.
But then I can down the server, put the card back in, reboot and
reconfigure the card. All is well for one restart, then the whole
issue starts over.[/color]
After I posted my reply I wondered how you might interpret my
suggestion. Now I see I didn’t make myself clear.
What I meant was: using YaST Network Settings…[color=blue]
Perhaps you can remove the NIC and reinstall it to ensure all the
necessary components are in place?[/color]
If your clean-up deleted something that is needed, reinstalling the NIC
using YaST Network Settings may fix it.
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