GUI and SSH not available

ddave

2 times in a week I lost access to the GUI and SSH. Just hangs until I reboot the firewall and all works after reboot. Any suggests or logs I should look at? Internet and other network connections still work.

Thanks

Gertjan

@ddave said in GUI and SSH not available:

Any suggests

Use the most important access : the console.
Enables you also to inspect the system.

ddave

@gertjan When I use the console it just gives me a menu. What can I do with it other than to reboot? Thanks for the reply.

D

viragomann

@ddave
Check the system log for hints on the reason.

Gertjan

@ddave said in GUI and SSH not available:

What can I do with it other than to reboot?

First things first : put your mouse in a mask, and send it on a holiday.
Keyboard now :
Use option 8 : "god mode" ;)

Enter :

cd /var/log
ls -al

Where "cd"is exacly the same "cd" on the PC you are using right now.
"ls" is what Bill (Gates) renamed in "dir".

Show the logs, like system.log, with

cat system.log

or

cat system.log | more

( use space bar to scroll through, or q to quit ).