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

[Kenny Elmore <Kenny.Elmore@vanderbilt.edu>]

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This didnt work...

Thanks anyhow,
Kenny

----- Original Message -----
From: <karimi@ca.ibm.com>
To: Kenny Elmore <Kenny.Elmore@vanderbilt.edu>
Cc: <fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [FW1] Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx


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>
> follow this procedure
>
> press STOP-A on the box
>
> # boot cdrom -s
> # fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0
> # mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0     /a
> # TERM=suncmd; export TERM
> # cd /a/var/adm
> # touch wtmp
> # touch utmp
> # touch wtmpx
> # touch utmpx
> # cd /
> # umount -a
> # reboot
>
> you somehow blew away your utmp/wtmp files which are used to record user login
> info.
>
> Alternatively, you could go into single user mode and mount the respective
disk
> slice  (c0t0d0s3 or /var)
> and then cd into /var/adm and touch the files.
>
> _____________________________________________________
> karim ismail
> Network Security
> AT&T Global Network Services      internet: karimi@ca.ibm.com
>
>
> "Kenny Elmore" <Kenny.Elmore@vanderbilt.edu> on 10/12/99 02:50:20 PM
>
> Please respond to "Kenny Elmore" <Kenny.Elmore@vanderbilt.edu>
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> Subject:  [FW1] Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx
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> I have a Sun running Solaris 2.6. I installed fw1 3.0b, followed
> by Service Pack 8. When I reboot I get:
>
>
> /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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