[plug] Dying Samba Server

[Daniel Pearson (Flashware Solutions)]

Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> On 11/2/06, Daniel Pearson (Flashware Solutions) 
> <daniel at flashware.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Ok, so I've got a box running Ubuntu Server running kernel 
>> 2.6.15-23-amd64
>> (that I'm using as a Samba DC/FS) - and in recent weeks it seems to have
>> just completed halted at least once a week.
>>
>>  I've had a look through /var/log/messages kern.log and syslog and can't
>> seem to find any 'error' messages in there.. where else should I be 
>> looking?
>>
>>  TIA; Dan
>>
> Is there anything on the console when it "goes"? Kernel panics, HDD
> read errors, anything like that? I've found such `hard' lockups are
> usually the result of hardware failures but narrowing them down may
> require a peek at the console to verify if anything happened before
> that freeze.
That were my thoughts, also - there's no monitor attached to it, and I'm 
never anywhere near it when it does.. it sits remotely..

Is there a way to cat * in /var/log and search for 'error' and/or 'hda' ?

Cheers; Dan