solved, thanks to richard bremrose (rb237_at_phy.cam.ac.uk)!
the problem was that the osf-base license managed to dissappear
itself after a power outage last weekend. thanks!
-- michael
Thus Spake Michael Galloway (mgx_at_spruce.lsd.ornl.gov):
> good day all ...
>
> here is a bothersome problem. our alpha station 500/4.0b system has
> a problem with the osf-usr pak. here is what lmf list and w says:
>
> 2 root_at_spruce /> rsh birch /usr/sbin/lmf list
> Product Status Users: Total Active
>
> OSF-DEV active unlimited
> EXT-MATH-LIB active unlimited
> FORTRAN-O active unlimited
> OSF-USR active 4 2
> OPEN3D active unlimited
> MMS-RT active unlimited
>
> 3 root_at_spruce /> rsh birch w
> 09:10 up 2 days, 20:41, 3 users, load average: 1.00, 1.00, 1.00
> User tty from login_at_ idle JCPU PCPU what
> ohc p0 128.219.153.138 08:43 13 ksh
> nxy p2 badips-24.ens.or 10:08 15:35 2259:56 1376:24 extra_cut5
> nyz p5 elm.lsd.ornl.gov 12:14 14:59 1 -csh
>
> now, lmf thinks that there are 2 active users, w thinks there are three,
> but the system will not allow anyone else to log in (with this familiar
> message):
>
> 51 spruce /home/mgx> rlogin birch
> Too many users logged on already.
> Try again later.
> Connection closed.
> 52
>
> does anyone know how to resolve this ugly situation? thanks!
>
> --
> -- michael galloway
--
-- m
Received on Wed Apr 01 1998 - 16:42:18 NZST