I had some misuse of ftp on my internet server, so I disabled this
functionality.
24 hours later the system hang and will not reboot the normal way. This may
be a hacker who hits back.
I can boot from CD as single user.
System: Alpha 400 / DU 3.2c.
Symptoms:
When I boot, the normal messages roll over the screen clean without errors.
At the end I got a warning about /sbin/swapdefault, but I managed to get
rid of this message.
After the last boot message cursor is positioned centered at the next line,
and everything is locked.
I compared the boot messages with an old kernel.log and to me it seems as
the boot has finished. The next I expected was the startup of tasks from
rc3.d. Therefore I put in an echo as S00 in rc3.d, but I newer get this
message so rc3 newer starts.
I also tried to disable rc3, but no other reaction occured.
Now I wonder what is going on during a boot after devices is set up and
svapfile initiated but before rc3 is started. I.e. after all normal boot
messages but before startup of tasks from rc3.d
One other possible symptom is that I in single user (maintenance) mode,
after having mounted my normal system in /mnt, are not able to run any
programs from my "normal /bin" (/mnt/bin/...). I am only able to run the
programs from the /bin from the CD. Since I never run in single mode I do
not know if this is normal.
I appreciate very much ideas of what may be wrong and how I can get on the
air again.
SUMMARY:
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Tom Abrahamsen
tom.abrahamsen_at_colorline.no (tom_at_netup.no not working for the moment)
47-22 94 42 17
Received on Thu Aug 13 1998 - 09:22:05 NZST