Re: Wierd RH 6.0 behaviour.

["SAISANTHOSH.B" <santhosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 	- /var usage going to 100% as detected by df, and not a single
> file or files being found on the partition to account for the space. 
> 	- randomly jumping permissions in /dev (I owned all the ttys one
> fine morning, for instance)

You own the ttys' that you login to. A snip of output would be
recommended.

> 	- su taking at least 10s. to issue the root prompt after
> verifying the password

try strace'ing su as root.

> 	- telnet into the server taking interminable periods of time

Your /etc/hosts file or DNS server configuration is wrong. 

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saisanthosh


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