cm@jet.uucp (colin manning) (05/01/91)
A SCO Unix system I use crashed the other day whilst logging in. Now having rebooted etc, whenever I try to login the system complains to the effect that the terminal database is corrupted, or words to the same effect. Anyone know how to clear this one ? Many thanks in advance -- - Colin Manning, cm%jet.uucp@ukc.ac.uk (world) OR cm@jet.uucp (UK only) - Disclaimer: Please note that the above is a personal view and should not be construed as an official comment from the JET project.
slootman@dri.nl (Paul Slootman) (05/02/91)
cm@jet.uucp (colin manning) writes: >A SCO Unix system I use crashed the other day whilst logging in. >Now having rebooted etc, whenever I try to login the system >complains to the effect that the terminal database is corrupted, or >words to the same effect. > >Anyone know how to clear this one ? Login in on the console (i.e. the first multiscreen, that will work, even though all other terminals / screens won't) as root. Go to the /etc/auth/system directory. Check to see if you have any files named "ttys-o" or "ttys-t" (or anything like it). Also check that the "ttys" file is not empty. If not, rm the ttys-o and/or ttys-t files. The problem should be gone now. If the ttys file *is* empty, you have to copy the ttys-? file to it (I think, do on your own risk!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had this, only the first situation I described). Don't ask me why this works, or why this situation comes to be. It just happens sometimes (here). Paul. -- ---------------- :slootman@dri.nl : When you get to the point where you think that nothing :+ 31 5496 88831 : is impossible, try pushing toothpaste back into a tube ----------------