You have a dns or network problem. Howard Mann wrote: > Hi, > > I'm suddenly experiencing a weird slowdown on bootup. > Things proceed normally until: > > Starting system log daemon : syslogd > > Then, it hangs for a long time until I get syslogd klogd > > The test of the bootup process then proceeds at a _glacial_ pace until > I get the login prompt. I then login O.K. > > I have an alias "alias x='startx -dpi 100' " When I type "x" it > takes a while to start up X, which is something new. Thereafter, > things seem O.K. > > The only " major" things I've done recently involve editing > /etc/init.d/network and /etc/nsswitch.conf. > > /etc/hosts has a line for my hostname/domain name. > > ? any ideas what this is all about. > > I use Slink; sysklogd 1.3-31 ; kernel 2.2.12 > > Thanks, > > Howard Mann. > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
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