Re: [gentoo-server] Server goes down twice in two days, looking for input

[fire-eyes <sgtphou@fire-eyes.org>]

Robert Larson wrote:

> This may be a long shot, but is it possible the BIOS battery is dying or is 
> already dead?

Hadn't thought of that, I'll check it.

> Also, another thing worth checking and the main reason I respond is, have you 
> considered the possibility of an intrusion?  I have seen things gone awry 
> before with the addition of a kernel rootkit, and it might be worth looking 
> into just in case.  Probably not the case, but, better safe than sorry.

Yes, I considered that. I have seen no signs of such activity. Of
course, that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

> Of course, there are some portage pkgs:
> app-forensics/rkhunter
> app-forensics/chkrootkit

I use those :) They are nice tools.

Thanks for the reply!

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