10-21-2003
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Harddisk works 4 no reason
I have just got a linux server. One day the hardisk suddently started to work alot. Do not know why? I didn't have any programs running besides red hat. What happend? Does Linux have some sort of a garbage collector like windows? Hope u can help. Ulrich |
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10-21-2003
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Re: Harddisk works 4 no reason
news:3f952bf2$0$27376$edfadb0f@dread16.news.tele.d k... > TomHi > I have just got a linux server. One day the hardisk suddently started to > work alot. Do not know why? > I didn't have any programs running besides red hat. > What happend? Does Linux have some sort of a garbage collector like windows? This was most likely updatedb running from a cron. Updatedb creates/updates the database which locate uses to quickly find a file on your system. JW |
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10-23-2003
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Re: Harddisk works 4 no reason
> "Ulrich" <ccc26388@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote in message > news:3f952bf2$0$27376$edfadb0f@dread16.news.tele.d k... >> TomHi >> I have just got a linux server. One day the hardisk suddently started to >> work alot. Do not know why? >> I didn't have any programs running besides red hat. >> What happend? Does Linux have some sort of a garbage collector like > windows? > > This was most likely updatedb running from a cron. Updatedb > creates/updates the database which locate uses to quickly find a file on > your system. > > JW Could have been updatedb if: 1. He was up at 4:02 AM which is the deafult cron job on Red Hat 2. He changed the cron job I am trying to think of what it could be, but Red Hat runs so many daemons on boot, it is hard to say. -- I cannot deny anything I did not say email is really smith189 -at- gta -dot- igs -dot- net -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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10-23-2003
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Re: Harddisk works 4 no reason
I believe you are all right. I woke up in the middle of the night when the
HD started getting loud. Thats why I wondered what was going on. :-) Thanks for your help! Ulrich "D Smith" <smith189@removeigs.net> skrev i en meddelelse news:3f9725f5_5@corp.newsgroups.com... > Jacob Westenbach wrote: > > > "Ulrich" <ccc26388@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote in message > > news:3f952bf2$0$27376$edfadb0f@dread16.news.tele.d k... > >> TomHi > >> I have just got a linux server. One day the hardisk suddently started to > >> work alot. Do not know why? > >> I didn't have any programs running besides red hat. > >> What happend? Does Linux have some sort of a garbage collector like > > windows? > > > > This was most likely updatedb running from a cron. Updatedb > > creates/updates the database which locate uses to quickly find a file on > > your system. > > > > JW > Could have been updatedb if: > > 1. He was up at 4:02 AM which is the deafult cron job on Red Hat > 2. He changed the cron job > > I am trying to think of what it could be, but Red Hat runs so many daemons > on boot, it is hard to say. > > -- > I cannot deny anything I did not say > > email is really smith189 -at- gta -dot- igs -dot- net > > > -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- > http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! > -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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