From: Horst von Brand <vonbrand@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl>
To: sweh@spuddy.mew.co.uk (Stephen Harris)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: syslog() blocks on glibc 2.1.3 with kernel 2.2.x
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 20:51:45 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200010282351.e9SNpjk11986@sleipnir.valparaiso.cl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Message from sweh@spuddy.mew.co.uk (Stephen Harris) of "Sat, 28 Oct 2000 19:36:00 GMT." <G35ns0.3rD@spuddy.mew.co.uk>
sweh@spuddy.mew.co.uk (Stephen Harris) said:
> A lot of talk here has been about syslog and DNS blocking, but the
> original message mentioned:
>
> > If you send SIGSTOP to syslogd on a Red Hat 6.2 system (glibc 2.1.3,
> > kernel 2.2.x), within a few minutes you will find your entire machine
> > grinds to a halt. For example, nobody can log in.
Great! Yet another way in which root can get the rope to shoot herself in
the foot. Anything _really_ new?
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <G31psL.73r@spuddy.mew.co.uk>
2000-10-28 19:36 ` Stephen Harris
2000-10-28 23:51 ` Horst von Brand [this message]
2000-10-29 9:20 ` Stephen Harris
2000-10-29 16:35 ` Jesse Pollard
2000-10-29 17:18 ` Stephen Harris
2000-10-30 0:45 ` Igmar Palsenberg
2000-10-30 14:17 ` Jesse Pollard
2000-10-29 18:48 ` James Sutherland
2000-10-30 14:06 ` Jesse Pollard
[not found] <Pine.LNX.4.04.10010261143060.14708-100000@beaker.bluetopia.net>
2000-10-27 22:15 ` Igmar Palsenberg
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2000-10-27 22:10 ` Igmar Palsenberg
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