[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: None

[linux]

Ed Coates writes: 

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> 
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, linux wrote: 
> 
>> Having a bit of a problem with one of my linux systems: When trying to log
>> into a console session, I never get a password prompt.  I give a username at
>> the login: prompt but it doesn't seem to accept my login name and just
>> retruns another login: prompt each time.  What could be causing this?  (It
>> happens to 'em all, tty1 through tth6) 
>>
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> You might try looking at the other ttys.  Most distros nowadays will put
> log files on the ttys somewhere around tty10 or so.  See if you see any
> errors there.  If no errors are seen, disconnect the machine from the
> network for security measures, and then see if you can boot it into single
> user mode and look around there. 
> 
> Ed 
> 

Good tip! Found several errors shown in tty10-12:
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device found
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device found
SIOCSIFBRDADDR:  No such device found
/etc/rc.d/rc.boot: hdpram: command not found
Starting at deamon: /etc/rc.d/rcs.d/S40atd: echo_success: command not found
Starting at deamon: /etc/rc.d/rcs.d/S41atd: echo_success: command not 
/etc/rc.d/rcs.d/S98local: /sbin/ipchains: no such file or directory