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

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

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The solution on the FAQ page fixed the problem...

Kenny

----- Original Message -----
From: Lance Spitzner <lance@ksni.net>
To: <karimi@ca.ibm.com>
Cc: Kenny Elmore <Kenny.Elmore@vanderbilt.edu>;
<fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [FW1] Cannot create /var/adm/utmp or /var/adm/utmpx


> 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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