Re: No longer able to log in.
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 1:24 pm, Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> Quoting Roberto Sanchez <roberto@familiasanchez.net>:
> > The machine has not been sending its regular logcheck emails, so
> > something may be seriously wrong. But, on the other hand, the keyboard
> > still works and I can attempt a login (though it hangs) and switch tty's.
> >
> > I suspect that a hard boot may fix the problem, but I am hesitant to take
> > the
> > Microsoft approach unless I have no other choice.
>
> I also just now discovered that the box is still at least partially
> functional. I can still apt-get from my other machines (which requires
> communication to apt-proxy running on the b0rked box). Also, telneting to
> port 22 show the SSH banner. I am totally stumped.
Are you using NIS (or any other method of authentication that uses the
network)?
Andrew Walbran
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