> Source: [sk107515](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk107515)

# sk107515 - The machine hangs on boot with "No response from 'pm' after a few seconds, it may have problems. [FAILED]" error on console

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk107515 |
| Date Created | 2015-09-02 |
| Last Modified | 2023-05-07 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Hardware |
| Versions | Not Version-Specific |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- The machine hangs on boot and the output on the console is

```

/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 21: /tmp/ph_ifs: No such file or directory
/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 22: /tmp/al_ifs: No such file or directory
/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 23: /tmp/vl_ifs: No such file or directory
/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 24: /tmp/bn_ifs: No such file or directory
/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 25: /tmp/br_ifs: No such file or directory
/bin/update_nic_db.sh: line 26: /tmp/db_ifs: No such file or directory
Initializing CP Process Manager..
No response from 'pm' after a few seconds, it may have problems. [FAILED]
No response from 'pm' after a few seconds, it may have problems. [FAILED]
No response from 'pm' after a few seconds, it may have problems. [FAILED]
```

## Cause

The*/var/log* partition is 100% full.

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