The question:
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Hi
I just had a big problem with the electrical system, and my alpha just
went down. At reboot, i'm trying to login to the computer, but as soon
as i give the right passwd, i have the following message:"can't obtain
database info on this terminal", and returns the login prompt.
Any ideas?
TIA
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The fast response from this list is that the problem is C2 related, and
looks to be "normal". The problem is with /etc/auth/system/ttys and
/etc/auth/system/devassign. These files are periodically updated by the
O.S. Richard Jackson says that this is a well-known problem and is
addressed on DU 4.0 by allowing the site to disable the updates, also
this update method adds a delay to the login process. There are not
officially existing patches for pre-4.0 DU.
The possible workaround is to have copies of these files on root
partition, and so, boot to single-user mode and just copy them to the
right place.p.e.: copy /etc/auth/system/ttys to /etc/auth/system/ttys.ok
and /etc/auth/system/devassign to /etc/auth/system/devassign.ok. If some
problem occurs, just boot to single-user and copy the files in the other
way.
Many thanks to:
Richard L Jackson Jr (rjackson_at_portal.gmu.edu)
Mr Jolt Cola (msmith_at_quix.robins.af.mil)
Marie-Claude Vialatte (MC. Vialatte_at_custsv.univ-bpclermont.fr)
Leon Troeth (lanks_at_ccds.cc.monash.edu.au)
Patrick O'Brien (pobrien_at_cfa.harvard.edu)
Jon Mitchiner (mitchinj_at_vrinet.com)
Regards
Received on Thu Aug 29 1996 - 19:13:14 NZST