proftpd halts on bootup

[rigginsj]

I had to reboot my server after e-mail ceased to come through. There was an error that was saying :

NET: 168 messages suppressed
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I rebooted the server and it is stuck trying to load the proftpd services.

Any idea how to get the server back up?

Thank you.

 

[nobaloney]

Most servers will eventually continue after a delay.

If it won't, then you'll need to boot the server to the local screen, from a rescue disk, and find and repair the problem.

Jeff

 

[rigginsj]

Fixed it

Found out that it was actually the internet that had gone down. Once we got that up and running, the system booted past that point just fine.

Thanks.

 

[nobaloney]

I've never seen a system that wouldn't eventually boot, even when the Internet connection was down, if you waited long enough.

But long enough can be a long time.

Jeff