how to check if shutdown/halt has been executed

ESGLinux esggrupos at gmail.com
Mon Nov 15 07:52:16 UTC 2010


Hi,

Yes that was my question,.

Now I´m totally sure that anybody rebooted the system. I´m looking for a
power problem,

Thanks a lot for your help,.

ESG

2010/11/13 hike <mh1272 at gmail.com>

> the UNIX last command lists reboots and shutdowns from the command line.
> the RHEL last should do the same thing (IIRC, it does but we rarely use
> last
> on linux boxes).
> if it doesn't list anything, that means the shutdown/reboot was not caused
> by a command such as shutdown or reboot.  this indicates a spontaneous
> shutdown caused by any number of things--power outage, drastic software or
> hardware problems, etc.
> this is what you asked for, isn't it.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:24 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > yes it´s avaliable but I don´t see anything about the shutdown :-(
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > ESG
> >
> > 2010/11/12 hike <mh1272 at gmail.com>
> >
> > > isn't the last command still available in RHEL?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:27 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I think something put the finger in the power, because  I don´t get
> any
> > > log
> > > > in messages or other file.
> > > >
> > > > Now I´m going to investigate who has made that without telling
> nothing
> > > > :-(((
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > ESG
> > > >
> > > > 2010/11/11 Dennis Comeaux <dennis.comeaux at gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > > > Have you tried /var/log/messages?  I have notes in there about
> Kernel
> > > > > logging stopping when it goes down.  If someone just gave the
> machine
> > > the
> > > > > finger (hit the power button and held it down so it went down
> without
> > > an
> > > > > ACPI poweroff call), then you won't have anything.  I think it may
> > also
> > > > be
> > > > > recorded in /var/log/daemon.log on some installs.  However WHO
> > > requested
> > > > it
> > > > > may or may not be.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:05 AM, ESGLinux <esggrupos at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi All,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have arrived today at work and I have found a RHEL 5 server
> > > poweroff.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I want to know what has happened. So, I first want to know if
> > someone
> > > > has
> > > > > > executed shutdown/halt/poweroff or any other command that can
> power
> > > off
> > > > > the
> > > > > > machine,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have checked the messages file but I cant see nothing:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nov  4 12:24:34 www smartd[2097]: In the system's table of
> devices
> > NO
> > > > > > devices found to scan
> > > > > > Nov  4 12:24:34 www smartd[2097]: Monitoring 0 ATA and 0 SCSI
> > devices
> > > > > > Nov  4 12:24:34 www smartd[2099]: smartd has fork()ed into
> > background
> > > > > mode.
> > > > > > New PID=2099.
> > > > > > Nov  5 09:20:01 www syslogd 1.4.1: restart.
> > > > > > Nov  5 09:20:02 www kernel: klogd 1.4.1, log source = /proc/kmsg
> > > > started.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > at 09:20 I restart the machine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With the sar command I see this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 06:40:02 AM       all      0.10      0.00      0.08      0.48
> > >  0.01
> > > > > > 99.33
> > > > > > 06:50:01 AM       all      0.11      0.00      0.07      0.36
> > >  0.01
> > > > > > 99.45
> > > > > > 07:00:01 AM       all      0.13      0.00      0.07      0.80
> > >  0.01
> > > > > > 98.98
> > > > > > Average:          all      0.12      0.00      0.07      0.80
> > >  0.01
> > > > > > 98.99
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 09:19:48 AM       LINUX RESTART
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 09:30:01 AM       CPU     %user     %nice   %system   %iowait
> > >  %steal
> > > > > > %idle
> > > > > > 09:40:01 AM       all      0.60      0.00      0.11      5.57
> > >  0.01
> > > > > > 93.71
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So between 07:00 and 07:10 the system  goes down, but WHY???
> > > > > >
> > > > > > with the ausearch command I get this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 07:01:01 2010
> > > > > > type=CRED_ACQ msg=audit(1288936861.670:3707): user pid=9601 uid=0
> > > > > > auid=4294967295 msg='PAM: setcred acct="root" :
> > exe="/usr/sbin/crond"
> > > > > > (hostname=?, addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)'
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 07:01:01 2010
> > > > > > type=LOGIN msg=audit(1288936861.670:3708): login pid=9601 uid=0
> old
> > > > > > auid=4294967295 new auid=0
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 07:01:01 2010
> > > > > > type=USER_START msg=audit(1288936861.720:3709): user pid=9601
> uid=0
> > > > > auid=0
> > > > > > msg='PAM: session open acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond"
> > > (hostname=?,
> > > > > > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)'
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 07:01:01 2010
> > > > > > type=CRED_DISP msg=audit(1288936861.730:3710): user pid=9601
> uid=0
> > > > auid=0
> > > > > > msg='PAM: setcred acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond"
> (hostname=?,
> > > > > addr=?,
> > > > > > terminal=cron res=success)'
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 07:01:01 2010
> > > > > > type=USER_END msg=audit(1288936861.730:3711): user pid=9601 uid=0
> > > > auid=0
> > > > > > msg='PAM: session close acct="root" : exe="/usr/sbin/crond"
> > > > (hostname=?,
> > > > > > addr=?, terminal=cron res=success)'
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > > time->Fri Nov  5 09:20:00 2010
> > > > > > type=DAEMON_START msg=audit(1288945200.613:9651): auditd start,
> > > > > ver=1.7.17
> > > > > > format=raw kernel=2.6.18.8-xen auid=4294967295 pid=1440
> res=success
> > > > > > ----
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If the systems goes down because of power failure or something
> > > strange,
> > > > > is
> > > > > > there any way to check it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ESG
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