> > Am 29.06.2011 um 21:50 schrieb Emmanuel Noobadmin: > >> >> Since I'm not the only person who face problems trying to remotely >> access a locked up server, surely somebody must had come up with a >> solution that didn't involve somebody/something hitting the power >> button? > > > > Yes, it's called "out of band management". > Have dial-in access to IPMI/iLO interfaces or just an APC remote > controlled power-switch to power-off the server. Perhaps this suggestion is applicable: setup a cron job where the sshd server is restarted (once or several times per day, or per week, etc). At one time, I had a server on an ISP that, with time, became woefully underpowered (the anti-spam/anti-virus program ate CPU power and RAM) to the point that occasionally, and with more frequency (once a week?) sshd would become unresponsive. This required that someone be at console to restart sshd; or if the problem was not understandable, reboot the box. Having sshd restarted in cron worked until we got a new, soopa-doopa box. > > Rainer Max _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos