[wplug] can't get back in my vps :(

Rob Lines rlinesseagate at gmail.com
Thu Mar 12 09:47:24 EDT 2009


There was also a VPS service that I worked with in the past that wouldn't
come back up properly if the user intiated a reboot.  You had to contact
their support if you needed to shutdown the system as they had to be the
ones to turn it back on.  This included some aspects of taking up and down
services (in our case the networking aspect)

You may want to contact them directly and see if they have a similar
requirement.  If I remember correctly that company was called John's Servers
or something similar.



On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Michael Semcheski
<mhsemcheski at gmail.com>wrote:

> Does Debian have kudzu?  I don't know if that's a Red Hat only thing.
> It caused me to get locked out of a VPS once because it reordered the
> NIC's (so services were listening on eth0, which wasn't publicly
> accessible, because it had been eth1 and part of a private network.)
>
> Either way, you can't expect to manage a VPS entirely through ssh for
> reasons you can now see.  Most VPS have some sort of console you can
> login to via a website.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Zach Uram <netrek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I installed some packages an hour ago and then rebooted the remote
> > system (my VPS system) and now I can no longer ssh back into it! ssh
> > is my *only* access to my vps server so this is really upsetting. It
> > isn't ssh problem I think because I checked and my website (which I host
> on my
> > vps system) is also now down. For some reason apt needed to update the
> > initrd image so I am guessing that is causing the system to hang on
> > boot? I should note the vps runs a virtual server so i am using an
> > instance of debian testing.
> >
> > Here is what I did:
> >
> > debian:~# apt-get install hztty  ttf-arphic-bkai00mp
> > ttf-arphic-gkai00mp xfonts-intl-chinese  zh-autoconvert  jfbterm
> > pcmanfm  mlterm  unifont
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > The following extra packages will be installed:
> >  gamin hal hal-info libdirectfb-extra libfribidi0 libgamin0 libhz0
> liblzo2-2
> >  libsmbios-bin libsmbios2 libsplashy1 libx86-1 mlterm-common mlterm-tools
> >  pm-utils powermgmt-base radeontool ttf-unifont uswsusp vbetool
> >  xfonts-unifont xutils
> > Suggested packages:
> >  gnome-device-manager libsmbios-doc xfonts-efont-unicode ttf-vlgothic
> >  ttf-baekmuk ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-freefont
> t1-cyrillic
> >  mlterm-im-uim mlterm-im-m17nlib mlterm-im-scim cpufrequtils
> x-ttcidfont-conf
> >  xserver-xfree86 xfs-xtt xfs unifont-bin splashy xfonts-intl-chinese-big
> >  xfonts-cjk emacs-intl-fonts
> > The following packages will be REMOVED:
> >  libfam0
> > The following NEW packages will be installed:
> >  gamin hal hal-info hztty jfbterm libdirectfb-extra libfribidi0 libgamin0
> >  libhz0 liblzo2-2 libsmbios-bin libsmbios2 libsplashy1 libx86-1 mlterm
> >  mlterm-common mlterm-tools pcmanfm pm-utils powermgmt-base radeontool
> >  ttf-arphic-bkai00mp ttf-arphic-gkai00mp ttf-unifont unifont uswsusp
> vbetool
> >  xfonts-intl-chinese xfonts-unifont xutils zh-autoconvert
> > 0 upgraded, 31 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > Need to get 23.8MB of archives.
> > After this operation, 58.6MB of additional disk space will be used.
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
> > Get:1 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libgamin0 0.1.9-2
> [37.8kB]
> > Get:2 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main gamin 0.1.9-2 [64.0kB]
> > Get:3 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libsmbios2
> > 2.0.3.dfsg-1 [204kB]
> > Get:4 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main hal-info 20090202-1
> [150kB]
> > Get:5 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main powermgmt-base
> > 1.30+nmu1 [11.3kB]
> > Get:6 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main pm-utils 1.2.4-2
> [86.1kB]
> > Get:7 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main hal 0.5.11-8 [768kB]
> > Get:8 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main hztty 2.0-6.1 [150kB]
> > Get:9 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main xfonts-unifont
> > 1:5.1.20080914-1 [947kB]
> > Get:10 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main ttf-unifont
> > 1:5.1.20080914-1 [3103kB]
> > Get:11 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main unifont
> > 1:5.1.20080914-1 [1869kB]
> > Get:12 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main jfbterm 0.4.7-7.2
> [55.2kB]
> > Get:13 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libdirectfb-extra
> > 1.0.1-11 [28.4kB]
> > Get:14 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libfribidi0
> > 0.10.9-1 [42.6kB]Get:15 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main
> > libhz0 0.3.16-3 [159kB]
> > Get:16 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main liblzo2-2 2.03-1
> [61.5kB]
> > Get:17 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libsmbios-bin
> > 2.0.3.dfsg-1 [104kB]
> > Get:18 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main libsplashy1
> > 0.3.13-3 [43.4kB]Get:19 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main
> > libx86-1 1.1+ds1-2 [8032B]
> > Get:20 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main mlterm-common
> > 2.9.4-6 [621kB]Get:21 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main
> > mlterm 2.9.4-6 [186kB]
> > Get:22 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main mlterm-tools
> > 2.9.4-6 [63.9kB]Get:23 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main
> > pcmanfm 0.5-3 [344kB]
> > Get:24 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main radeontool 1.5-5
> [9380B]
> > Get:25 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main xutils 1:7.3+18
> [36.0kB]
> > Get:26 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main ttf-arphic-bkai00mp
> > 2.10-6.1 [5984kB]
> > Get:27 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main ttf-arphic-gkai00mp
> > 2.11-6.1 [2699kB]
> > Get:28 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main uswsusp 0.7-1.2
> [151kB]
> > Get:29 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main vbetool 1.1-2
> [10.8kB]
> > Get:30 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main xfonts-intl-chinese
> > 1.2.1-6 [5763kB]
> > Get:31 http://ftp-mirror.internap.com testing/main zh-autoconvert
> > 0.3.16-3 [39.9kB]
> > Fetched 23.8MB in 7s (3056kB/s)
> > Extracting templates from packages: 100%
> > Preconfiguring packages ...
> > dpkg: libfam0: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
> >  libgnomevfs2-0 depends on libfam0.
> >  kdelibs4c2a depends on libfam0.
> > (Reading database ... 153288 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Removing libfam0 ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libgamin0.
> > (Reading database ... 153280 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking libgamin0 (from .../libgamin0_0.1.9-2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package gamin.
> > Unpacking gamin (from .../gamin_0.1.9-2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libsmbios2.
> > Unpacking libsmbios2 (from .../libsmbios2_2.0.3.dfsg-1_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package hal-info.
> > Unpacking hal-info (from .../hal-info_20090202-1_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package powermgmt-base.
> > Unpacking powermgmt-base (from .../powermgmt-base_1.30+nmu1_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package pm-utils.
> > Unpacking pm-utils (from .../pm-utils_1.2.4-2_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package hal.
> > Unpacking hal (from .../archives/hal_0.5.11-8_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package hztty.
> > Unpacking hztty (from .../hztty_2.0-6.1_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package xfonts-unifont.
> > Unpacking xfonts-unifont (from
> > .../xfonts-unifont_1%3a5.1.20080914-1_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package ttf-unifont.
> > Unpacking ttf-unifont (from .../ttf-unifont_1%3a5.1.20080914-1_all.deb)
> ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package unifont.
> > Unpacking unifont (from .../unifont_1%3a5.1.20080914-1_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package jfbterm.
> > Unpacking jfbterm (from .../jfbterm_0.4.7-7.2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libdirectfb-extra.
> > Unpacking libdirectfb-extra (from
> .../libdirectfb-extra_1.0.1-11_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libfribidi0.
> > Unpacking libfribidi0 (from .../libfribidi0_0.10.9-1_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libhz0.
> > Unpacking libhz0 (from .../libhz0_0.3.16-3_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package liblzo2-2.
> > Unpacking liblzo2-2 (from .../liblzo2-2_2.03-1_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libsmbios-bin.
> > Unpacking libsmbios-bin (from .../libsmbios-bin_2.0.3.dfsg-1_i386.deb)
> ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libsplashy1.
> > Unpacking libsplashy1 (from .../libsplashy1_0.3.13-3_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package libx86-1.
> > Unpacking libx86-1 (from .../libx86-1_1.1+ds1-2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package mlterm-common.
> > Unpacking mlterm-common (from .../mlterm-common_2.9.4-6_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package mlterm.
> > Unpacking mlterm (from .../mlterm_2.9.4-6_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package mlterm-tools.
> > Unpacking mlterm-tools (from .../mlterm-tools_2.9.4-6_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package pcmanfm.
> > Unpacking pcmanfm (from .../pcmanfm_0.5-3_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package radeontool.
> > Unpacking radeontool (from .../radeontool_1.5-5_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package xutils.
> > Unpacking xutils (from .../xutils_1%3a7.3+18_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package ttf-arphic-bkai00mp.
> > Unpacking ttf-arphic-bkai00mp (from
> > .../ttf-arphic-bkai00mp_2.10-6.1_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package ttf-arphic-gkai00mp.
> > Unpacking ttf-arphic-gkai00mp (from
> > .../ttf-arphic-gkai00mp_2.11-6.1_all.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package uswsusp.
> > Unpacking uswsusp (from .../uswsusp_0.7-1.2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package vbetool.
> > Unpacking vbetool (from .../vbetool_1.1-2_i386.deb) ...
> > Selecting previously deselected package xfonts-intl-chinese.
> > Unpacking xfonts-intl-chinese (from
> > .../xfonts-intl-chinese_1.2.1-6_all.deb) ...Selecting previously
> > deselected package zh-autoconvert.
> > Unpacking zh-autoconvert (from .../zh-autoconvert_0.3.16-3_i386.deb) ...
> > Processing triggers for man-db ...
> > Processing triggers for menu ...
> > Setting up libsmbios2 (2.0.3.dfsg-1) ...
> > Setting up hal-info (20090202-1) ...
> > Setting up powermgmt-base (1.30+nmu1) ...
> > udev active, devices will be created in /dev/.static/dev/
> > create apm_bios c 10 134 root:root 0660
> > Setting up pm-utils (1.2.4-2) ...
> > Setting up hal (0.5.11-8) ...
> > Reloading system message bus config...done.
> > Starting Hardware abstraction layer: hald.
> > Setting up hztty (2.0-6.1) ...
> > Setting up xfonts-unifont (1:5.1.20080914-1) ...
> > Setting up ttf-unifont (1:5.1.20080914-1) ...
> > Updating fontconfig cache for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/unifont
> > Setting up unifont (1:5.1.20080914-1) ...
> > Setting up jfbterm (0.4.7-7.2) ...
> > Setting up libdirectfb-extra (1.0.1-11) ...
> > Setting up libfribidi0 (0.10.9-1) ...
> > Setting up libhz0 (0.3.16-3) ...
> > Setting up liblzo2-2 (2.03-1) ...
> > Setting up libsmbios-bin (2.0.3.dfsg-1) ...
> > Setting up libsplashy1 (0.3.13-3) ...
> > Setting up libx86-1 (1.1+ds1-2) ...
> > Setting up mlterm-common (2.9.4-6) ...
> > Setting up mlterm (2.9.4-6) ...
> > Setting up mlterm-tools (2.9.4-6) ...
> > Setting up radeontool (1.5-5) ...
> > Setting up xutils (1:7.3+18) ...
> > Setting up ttf-arphic-bkai00mp (2.10-6.1) ...
> > Updating fontconfig cache for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic
> > No CIDSupplement specified for ZenKai-Medium, defaulting to 0.
> > Setting up ttf-arphic-gkai00mp (2.11-6.1) ...
> > Updating fontconfig cache for /usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic
> > No CIDSupplement specified for GBZenKai-Medium, defaulting to 0.
> > No CIDSupplement specified for ZenKai-Medium, defaulting to 0.
> > Setting up uswsusp (0.7-1.2) ...
> > update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
> > Setting up vbetool (1.1-2) ...
> > Setting up xfonts-intl-chinese (1.2.1-6) ...
> > Setting up zh-autoconvert (0.3.16-3) ...
> > Setting up gamin (0.1.9-2) ...
> > Setting up libgamin0 (0.1.9-2) ...
> > Setting up pcmanfm (0.5-3) ...
> > Processing triggers for menu ...
> > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686
> >
> > debian:~# dpkg-reconfigure locales
> > Generating locales (this might take a while)...
> >  en_US.UTF-8... done
> >  de_DE.ISO-8859-1... done
> >  de_DE.UTF-8... done
> >  en_US.ISO-8859-1... done
> >  en_US.ISO-8859-15... done
> >  fr_FR.ISO-8859-1... done
> >  fr_FR.UTF-8... done
> >  ru_RU.ISO-8859-5... done
> >  ru_RU.CP1251... done
> >  ru_RU.KOI8-R... done
> >  ru_RU.UTF-8... done
> >  zh_CN.GB2312... done
> >  zh_CN.GB18030... done
> >  zh_CN.GBK... done
> >  zh_CN.UTF-8... done
> >  zh_HK.BIG5-HKSCS... done
> >  zh_HK.UTF-8... done
> >  zh_TW.BIG5... done
> >  zh_TW.EUC-TW... done
> >  zh_TW.UTF-8... done
> > Generation complete.
> >
> > Next I rebooted it:
> > debian:~# shutdown -r now
> >
> > Broadcast message from root at debian (pts/0) (Wed Mar 11 09:21:36 2009):
> >
> > The system is going down for reboot NOW!
> >
> > Then I waited 20 minutes and now when I try to ssh in it times out:
> >
> > ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ ssh -v root at 74.124.206.171
> > OpenSSH_4.2p1 Debian-7ubuntu3, OpenSSL 0.9.8a 11 Oct 2005
> > debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
> > debug1: Applying options for *
> > debug1: Connecting to 74.124.206.171 [74.124.206.171] port 22.
> > debug1: connect to address 74.124.206.171 port 22: Connection timed out
> > ssh: connect to host 74.124.206.171 port 22: Connection timed out
> >
> > Zach
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