Re: [FW1] Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx

[Lance Spitzner <lance@ksni.net>]

On Tue, 12 Oct 1999 karimi@ca.ibm.com wrote:

Actually this will NOT fix the problem.  The problem is
the user is in Single user mode, so /var has not been
mounted.  You can't write to what has not been mounted.
The bootup script read by init process (/sbin/rcS) has
been corrupted.  This is a known problem when installing
FW-1 ver 4.0 with the default filter.  Check out Phoneboy's
most excellent docs at www.phoneboy.com/fw1.

He details how to fix this.  Basically you boot into
single user, fix the corrupted script, then reboot.


> follow this procedure

* steps removed *

> you somehow blew away your utmp/wtmp files which are used to record user login
> info.


--- bootup problem ---

> /sbin/rcS: syntax error at line 142 ')' unexpected
> 
> INIT: Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx
> 
> INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:"   "
> 
> INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:"   "
> 
> INIT: Single User Mode
> 
> Type Ctrl-d to proceed with normal startup,
> (or give root passwrd for system maintenace):
> 
> I never changed rcS, and I can't get it  to boot past this
> point. Has anyone seen this? Any ideas?
> 
> Kenny
> 
> 
> 
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