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[PLUG] Re: rhel hangs after running up2date
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006, Michael Lazin wrote:
> Yeah, the sendmail client appears to be hanging. I can wait for a long
> time, it does nothing. I am able to boot into single user mode, but I am
> unsure of what to do when I boot into single user mode.
When the machine boots normally watch the screen for the Press I for interactive
prompt and do just that. Press i ONE time and wait for the prompt. It will then
let you step through each service and ask you if you want to start it. Skip the
one that the machine hangs on. Once the machine is up you can T/S and fix the problem.
Regards,
Tom
>
> Michael
>
> On 3/26/06, Andrew Libby <andrew.libby@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > sm-client is a sendmail client process, IIRC. My bet is that you're
> > experiencing
> > a hang while sendmail tries to connect to the network. How long have
> > you let
> > it sit at this stage? If you let it sit for a few minutes, say 3 - 5
> > does it get past
> > this?
> >
> > Options might be to boot into single user mode (depends on your boot
> > loader)
> >
> > LILO: linux 1
> >
> > GRUB:
> >
> > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescuemode-booting-single.html
> > (old link, sure but I bet the directions still apply)
> >
> > Or you could try the interactive boot that RedHat offers. I've not
> > messed with that, I'm more
> > of a single user kind of guy.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> >
> >
> > Michael Lazin wrote:
> >
> > > I ran up2date on rhel ws 4 and got many updates including a new
> > > kernel. Now all the kernels I have including the original kernel hang
> > > when booting. During booting it just freezes on "Starting sm-client:
> > > OK"
> > >
> > > It does nothing after this. Any ideas how I can get this system up
> > > and running again?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Michael
> > >
> > > BTW-this version of rhel came with my computer, and does not include
> > > support from redhat
> > >
> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> >
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> > --
> > Andrew Libby
> > alibby@philadelphiariders.com
> > http://philadelphiariders.com/
> >
> >
> >
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