Syslog file of 168.5GB, keeps filling up with “Please type y to accept, n otherwise…â€
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My syslog file will fill up no matter what i delete. It's up to 165GB now. i tailed it, and heres the output?? wow:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y
May 24 07:12:57 Pat-PC gnome-session[1651]: to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
This is ridiculous. It keeps going.
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My syslog file will fill up no matter what i delete. It's up to 165GB now. i tailed it, and heres the output?? wow:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y
May 24 07:12:57 Pat-PC gnome-session[1651]: to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
This is ridiculous. It keeps going.
syslog
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My syslog file will fill up no matter what i delete. It's up to 165GB now. i tailed it, and heres the output?? wow:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y
May 24 07:12:57 Pat-PC gnome-session[1651]: to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
This is ridiculous. It keeps going.
syslog
edited May 24 at 19:23
Zanna
47.8k13116226
asked May 24 at 5:16
extrathiccboi
161
My syslog file will fill up no matter what i delete. It's up to 165GB now. i tailed it, and heres the output?? wow:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y
May 24 07:12:57 Pat-PC gnome-session[1651]: to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
Please type y to accept, n otherwise: Please type y to accept, n otherwise:
This is ridiculous. It keeps going.
syslog
edited May 24 at 19:23
Zanna
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asked May 24 at 5:16
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edited May 24 at 19:23
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You've added a script or program to the startup process that issues the "Please type y to accept, n otherwise:" message, tries (and fails) to read a response, and prompts again. Investigate with ps -ef and pstree -a -c -l -p -u 1651. Kill the prompting process and fix your startup scripts.
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
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ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
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You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
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To find out what the offending program is causing the endless loop use:
$ sudo time grep -rnw --exclude-dir=boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var '/' -e 'Please type y to accept, n otherwise'Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.jsonlz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.baklz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite-wal matches
10.24user 11.60system 0:50.74elapsed 43%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 15268maxresident)k
16205768inputs+0outputs (0major+4553minor)pagefaults 0swaps
I don't have the same problem so the three programs listed are not offenders.
answered May 25 at 23:26
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2 Answers
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active
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5
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You've added a script or program to the startup process that issues the "Please type y to accept, n otherwise:" message, tries (and fails) to read a response, and prompts again. Investigate with ps -ef and pstree -a -c -l -p -u 1651. Kill the prompting process and fix your startup scripts.
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
3
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
You've added a script or program to the startup process that issues the "Please type y to accept, n otherwise:" message, tries (and fails) to read a response, and prompts again. Investigate with ps -ef and pstree -a -c -l -p -u 1651. Kill the prompting process and fix your startup scripts.
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
3
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
You've added a script or program to the startup process that issues the "Please type y to accept, n otherwise:" message, tries (and fails) to read a response, and prompts again. Investigate with ps -ef and pstree -a -c -l -p -u 1651. Kill the prompting process and fix your startup scripts.
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
You've added a script or program to the startup process that issues the "Please type y to accept, n otherwise:" message, tries (and fails) to read a response, and prompts again. Investigate with ps -ef and pstree -a -c -l -p -u 1651. Kill the prompting process and fix your startup scripts.
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
answered May 24 at 5:39
waltinator
20.2k73968
20.2k73968
ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
3
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
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ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
3
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
ok. it seems to have stopped after killing 1651. it did break everything and i had to restart, but thats fine. also got the syslog cleared with sudo cat /dev/null > /var/log/syslog then tailed it again and it's doing normal things. thanks
– extrathiccboi
May 24 at 12:50
3
3
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
You have just stopped the current problem. Unless you fix the cause, the problem will happen again when next you login.
– waltinator
May 24 at 15:08
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
Wrong. Just tailed it again. Logged in multiple times and heres the output: May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: new request (1 scripts) May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC nm-dispatcher: req:1 'dhcp4-change' [wlxe894f61479b0]: start running ordered scripts... May 25 21:22:25 Pat-PC dhclient[9955]: bound to 000.000.00.000 -- renewal in 255 seconds.
– extrathiccboi
May 25 at 19:23
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To find out what the offending program is causing the endless loop use:
$ sudo time grep -rnw --exclude-dir=boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var '/' -e 'Please type y to accept, n otherwise'Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.jsonlz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.baklz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite-wal matches
10.24user 11.60system 0:50.74elapsed 43%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 15268maxresident)k
16205768inputs+0outputs (0major+4553minor)pagefaults 0swaps
I don't have the same problem so the three programs listed are not offenders.
answered May 25 at 23:26
WinEunuuchs2Unix
34.3k756131
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up vote
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To find out what the offending program is causing the endless loop use:
$ sudo time grep -rnw --exclude-dir=boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var '/' -e 'Please type y to accept, n otherwise'Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.jsonlz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.baklz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite-wal matches
10.24user 11.60system 0:50.74elapsed 43%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 15268maxresident)k
16205768inputs+0outputs (0major+4553minor)pagefaults 0swaps
I don't have the same problem so the three programs listed are not offenders.
answered May 25 at 23:26
WinEunuuchs2Unix
34.3k756131
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up vote
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down vote
up vote
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down vote
To find out what the offending program is causing the endless loop use:
$ sudo time grep -rnw --exclude-dir=boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var '/' -e 'Please type y to accept, n otherwise'Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.jsonlz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.baklz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite-wal matches
10.24user 11.60system 0:50.74elapsed 43%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 15268maxresident)k
16205768inputs+0outputs (0major+4553minor)pagefaults 0swaps
I don't have the same problem so the three programs listed are not offenders.
answered May 25 at 23:26
WinEunuuchs2Unix
34.3k756131
To find out what the offending program is causing the endless loop use:
$ sudo time grep -rnw --exclude-dir=boot,dev,lib,media,mnt,proc,root,run,sys,/tmp,tmpfs,var '/' -e 'Please type y to accept, n otherwise'Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.jsonlz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/sessionstore-backups/recovery.baklz4 matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite matches
Binary file /home/rick/.mozilla/firefox/3vkvi6ov.default/places.sqlite-wal matches
10.24user 11.60system 0:50.74elapsed 43%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata 15268maxresident)k
16205768inputs+0outputs (0major+4553minor)pagefaults 0swaps
I don't have the same problem so the three programs listed are not offenders.
answered May 25 at 23:26
WinEunuuchs2Unix
34.3k756131
answered May 25 at 23:26
WinEunuuchs2Unix
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answered May 25 at 23:26
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