It happens because some one might have run "poweroff". This command not let any output in any log file. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 7:18 PM, hike <mh1272@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > the UNIX last command lists reboots and shutdowns from the command line. > the RHEL last should do the same thing (IIRC, it does but we rarely use last > on linux boxes). > if it doesn't list anything, that means the shutdown/reboot was not caused > by a command such as shutdown or reboot. this indicates a spontaneous > shutdown caused by any number of things--power outage, drastic software or > hardware problems, etc. > this is what you asked for, isn't it. > > > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:24 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> yes it´s avaliable but I don´t see anything about the shutdown :-( >> >> Greetings, >> >> ESG >> >> 2010/11/12 hike <mh1272@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> > isn't the last command still available in RHEL? >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:27 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > I think something put the finger in the power, because I don´t get any >> > log >> > > in messages or other file. >> > > >> > > Now I´m going to investigate who has made that without telling nothing >> > > :-((( >> > > >> > > Thanks >> > > >> > > ESG >> > > >> > > 2010/11/11 Dennis Comeaux <dennis.comeaux@xxxxxxxxx> >> > > >> > > > Have you tried /var/log/messages? I have notes in there about Kernel >> > > > logging stopping when it goes down. If someone just gave the machine >> > the >> > > > finger (hit the power button and held it down so it went down without >> > an >> > > > ACPI poweroff call), then you won't have anything. I think it may >> also >> > > be >> > > > recorded in /var/log/daemon.log on some installs. However WHO >> > requested >> > > it >> > > > may or may not be. >> > > > >> > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:05 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hi All, >> > > > > >> > > > > I have arrived today at work and I have found a RHEL 5 server >> > poweroff. >> > > > > >> > > > > I want to know what has happened. So, I first want to know if >> someone >> > > has >> > > > > executed shutdown/halt/poweroff or any other command that can power >> > off >> > > > the >> > > > > machine, >> > > > > >> > > > > I have checked the messages file but I cant see nothing: >> > > > > >> > > > > Nov 4 12:24:34 www smartd[2097]: In the system's table of devices >> NO >> > > > > devices found to scan >> > > > > Nov 4 12:24:34 www smartd[2097]: Monitoring 0 ATA and 0 SCSI >> devices >> > > > > Nov 4 12:24:34 www smartd[2099]: smartd has fork()ed into >> background >> > > > mode. >> > > > > New PID=2099. >> > > > > Nov 5 09:20:01 www syslogd 1.4.1: restart. >> > > > > Nov 5 09:20:02 www kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg >> > > started. >> > > > > >> > > > > at 09:20 I restart the machine. >> > > > > >> > > > > With the sar command I see this: >> > > > > >> > > > > 06:40:02 AM all 0.10 0.00 0.08 0.48 >> > 0.01 >> > > > > 99.33 >> > > > > 06:50:01 AM all 0.11 0.00 0.07 0.36 >> > 0.01 >> > > > > 99.45 >> > > > > 07:00:01 AM all 0.13 0.00 0.07 0.80 >> > 0.01 >> > > > > 98.98 >> > > > > Average: all 0.12 0.00 0.07 0.80 >> > 0.01 >> > > > > 98.99 >> > > > > >> > > > > 09:19:48 AM LINUX RESTART >> > > > > >> > > > > 09:30:01 AM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait >> > %steal >> > > > > %idle >> > > > > 09:40:01 AM all 0.60 0.00 0.11 5.57 >> > 0.01 >> > > > > 93.71 >> > > > > >> > > > > So between 07:00 and 07:10 the system goes down, but WHY??? >> > > > > >> > > > > with the ausearch command I get this: >> > > > > >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 07:01:01 2010 >> > > > > type=CRED_ACQ msg=audit(1288936861.670:3707): user pid=9601 uid=0 >> > > > > auid=4294967295 msg='PAM: setcred acct="root" : >> exe="/usr/sbin/crond" >> > > > > (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 07:01:01 2010 >> > > > > type=LOGIN msg=audit(1288936861.670:3708): login pid=9601 uid=0 old >> > > > > auid=4294967295 new auid=0 >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 07:01:01 2010 >> > > > > type=USER_START msg=audit(1288936861.720:3709): user pid=9601 uid=0 >> > > > auid=0 >> > > > > msg='PAM: session open acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond" >> > (hostname=?, >> > > > > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 07:01:01 2010 >> > > > > type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(1288936861.730:3710): user pid=9601 uid=0 >> > > auid=0 >> > > > > msg='PAM: setcred acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond" (hostname=?, >> > > > addr=?, >> > > > > terminal=cron res=success)' >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 07:01:01 2010 >> > > > > type=USER_END msg=audit(1288936861.730:3711): user pid=9601 uid=0 >> > > auid=0 >> > > > > msg='PAM: session close acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond" >> > > (hostname=?, >> > > > > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)' >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > time->Fri Nov 5 09:20:00 2010 >> > > > > type=DAEMON_START msg=audit(1288945200.613:9651): auditd start, >> > > > ver=1.7.17 >> > > > > format=raw kernel=2.6.18.8-xen auid=4294967295 pid=1440 res=success >> > > > > ---- >> > > > > >> > > > > If the systems goes down because of power failure or something >> > strange, >> > > > is >> > > > > there any way to check it? >> > > > > >> > > > > Thanks in advance >> > > > > >> > > > > ESG >> > > > > -- >> > > > > redhat-list mailing list >> > > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx >> > ?subject=unsubscribe >> > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > "il n'y a pas de liberté s'il y a dépendance" >> > > > --Theobalt >> > > > -- >> > > > redhat-list mailing list >> > > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx >> ?subject=unsubscribe >> > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > -- >> > > redhat-list mailing list >> > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > > >> > -- >> > redhat-list mailing list >> > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Regards. 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