RE: Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"

["Bisbal, Prentice" <PBisbal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IF you're not sure, then you probably aren't using NFS. You would only be using NFS in a networked environment. If /var is NFS-mounted, than the system would most likely be a diskless workstation that mounts all it's filesystems over NFS.

 

To check, you can look at the output of the df command. If any lines begin with a hostname followed by a colon, NFS is in use. You can also type 'mount' and look for any lines in the output that say "type nfs"

 

I do remember seeing this I/O error one other time - when the filesystem ran out of inodes. There are a few commands you can use to see how many free inodes you have.

 

What OS are you using? What type of filesystem is /var?

 

Prentice

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From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wim Wauters
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:58 PM
To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"

No, not that I'm aware of...where to check to be 100% sure?

 

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Van: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Bisbal, Prentice
Verzonden: dinsdag 17 augustus 2004 22:50
Aan: 'xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx'
Onderwerp: RE: Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"

 

Is NFS involved at all? Normally when I see an I/O error like that, NFS is involved.

 

Prentice

 From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Wim Wauters
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:35 PM
To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"

Strange problem...Googled a lot, but found nothing useful. When I try to start startx, it fails with the message:

 

Fatal Server Error:

Cannot open log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log"

 

When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages.

Please report problems to xfree86 at xfree86.org.

 

giving up.

xinit:  Connection refused (errno 111):  unable to connect to X server

xinit:  No such process (errno 3):  server error.

 

 

Strange part is that yesterday, all was working fine when I tried at a friend's place.

 

When I look into /var/log, I cannot see the XFree86.0.log file, however I assume it must be there since when I type half of the filename and then press tab, it completes the filename. However, it does not show up with "ls -al" (all this as root).

 

When try to make manually the XFree86.0.log file, the shell returns:

 

linux:/var/log # touch XFree86.0.log

touch: cannot touch 'XFree86.0.log': Input/Output error linux:/var/log #

 

 

Any ideas or suggestions on what is wrong here?

 

WiWa

 

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