machine keeps hanging - which logs can I check?

[Pipeline2112]

Hi.

I have a machine that consistently hangs after 48 hours or so....

I'd like to know what log files are available to help me track down this problem...

/var/adm/messages doesn't really help me with this issue, so I was hoping there would be other information elsewhere.

Thanks.

 

[mikeclark]

You could have a resource problem, if there are a lot of defunct processes (zombie processes ) this can tie up resources. Top is a good program to run. If you don't have it on your system sunfreeware.com has it as a free download. I used to work at a place where the application was a hog on resources and the systems had to be rebooted every day or by the middly of the second day the system would grind to a halt.