Massive log files

[Paul Hartman]

On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 12:56 -0600, Paul Hartman wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 12:31 -0600, Paul Hartman wrote:
> > On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 09:44 -0600, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> > > Paul Hartman wrote:
> > > > Hey,
> > > > I recently noticed that my log files are becoming extremely large on log
> > > > file was 1.3 Gigs in size. here is an excerpt from syslog
> > > > 
> > > > Dec 26 10:53:22 ubuntu rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd"
> > > > swVersion="4.2.0" x-pid="794" x-info="http://www.rsyslog.com"] rsyslogd
> > > > was HUPed, type 'lightweight'.
> > > > Dec 26 10:53:22 ubuntu kernel: [ 1944.293302] CPU0: Temperature above
> > > > threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 225053)
> > > <snip>
> > > > This particular log was over 500 megs in size and consisted almost
> > > > entirely of this message over and over. What is causing this and how do
> > > > I fix it?
> > > 
> > > A couple of things to check:
> > > - are all fans running?
> > > - is the case dust clogged?
> > > - is the CPU pegged at 100% for long periods?
> > > 
> > > If all of the fans are operational, check for buildup of dust.  A can of
> > > air and a face mask (if you're allergic) will clean the system quickly
> > > and efficiently.  Be careful to clean only when the system is off.
> > > 
> > > If a CPU fan is not running, shut down the system immediately and fix
> > > it.  If a case fan is not running, it's probably OK to leave the system
> > > open until you can replace the fan.
> > > 
> > > The message indicates a serious problem that you need to address as soon
> > > as possible.  Running too hot can do serious damage.
> > > 
> > > ...Ken
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > The system I have is a Dell Dimension 3000. the case fan and the cpu fan
> > are the same but i opened up the case, and pulled the wind tunnel to
> > look at the heat sink. there was a little bit of dust but not much. And
> > that little bit I removed. The fan seems to be working right as there
> > was not much in the way of heat build up. I am running Boinc on this
> > system and it usually is pegged at 100% when it is running. I just
> > recently upgraded from 8.04 to 9.10. When I was running Hardy this
> > problem never came up. I've disabled boinc and am fixing to reboot to
> > rebuild the log files I've deleted. 
> > 
> 
> The system is back up and boinc is not running. Everything seems to be
> fine now. I'm attaching my log files. I am going to let it run like this
> for about a hour. If all is still good i am going to reinstall boinc and
> see if i can reproduce the problem. See if I can't figure out what is
> going on here.
The moment I turned boinc back on, the log files started to grow again.
I would just shut off boinc altogether but the log files seem to be
contridicory. I'll just post snips from the log files because they have
grown to over 16 megs each.

kern.log :

Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.844285] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.844291] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.927375] CPU1: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41589)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.927397] CPU0: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41589)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929698] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929699] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.985903] CPU0: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41590)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.985925] CPU1: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41590)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988501] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988504] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.002740] CPU0: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41591)
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.002761] CPU1: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41591)
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005254] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005259] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal


Messages:
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.805856] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.805860] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.823595] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.823602] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.833447] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.833451] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.844285] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.844291] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929698] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929699] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988501] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988504] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005254] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005259] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal

syslog :


events = 41589)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929698] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.929699] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.985903] CPU0: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41590)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.985925] CPU1: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41590)
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988501] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 3783.988504] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.002740] CPU0: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41591)
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.002761] CPU1: Temperature above
threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 41591)
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005254] CPU1: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:46:42 ubuntu kernel: [ 3784.005259] CPU0: Temperature/speed
normal
Dec 27 13:47:24 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[1267]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
Dec 27 13:49:24 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[1267]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
Dec 27 13:51:24 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[1267]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
Dec 27 13:53:24 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[1267]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS 
Dec 27 13:55:25 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[1267]: CTRL-EVENT-SCAN-RESULTS