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On Fri, 08 Jul 2011 04:19:46 -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> > That's a kernel panic. You can have the system reboot itself after a |
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> > panic by adding kernel.panic=N to /etc/sysctl.conf, where N is the |
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> > number of seconds to wait before rebooting. |
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> Kewl !!! I just saw that in the file but it is commented out. Like |
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> this: |
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> # When the kernel panics, automatically reboot in 3 seconds |
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> #kernel.panic = 3 |
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> So, I uncomment this and the system will reboot in 3 seconds? Does it |
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> sync and unmount or just do the same as me hitting the reset button? |
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The kernel is dead, it's all it can manage to reboot with it's last gasp. |
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> Is there a way to set this without rebooting? |
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You can set it with sysctl on the command line, or add it to the file and |
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reload the config with sysctl -p |
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> Thanks. Why wouldn't that be a default I wonder? |
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Because it causes reboot loops if there's a basic error that causes a |
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panic when you boot. |
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You can also give it as a kernel option in GRUB, add "panic=N" to the |
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kernel options. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Of all the people I've met you're certainly one of them. |
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