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Date: Tue, 7 May 1996 22:31:48 -0500 (CDT)
From: Benjamin Tomhave <tomhavbe@martin.luther.edu>
To: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Subject: Re: HELP!!! 
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On Tue, 7 May 1996, David Greenman wrote:

> >
> >System: IBM pentium running FreeBSD 2.1
> >Problem:  Up until 15-20 minutes ago, all was fine.  Now, all of a sudden,
> >nobody can login from anywhere but the x-login on my 4th virtual console.
> >I can't even login as anybody on one of the other 3 virtual consoles!!!!!!
> >There are no signs of attack or anything.  The password file appears to be
> >fine.  The group file appears to be fine.  The database me be messed up,
> >but I don't know how to check it.   I need help on this ASAP, and that
> >means hopefully tonight!! I've got users depending on this machine and
> >I've never seen a problem like this before -ever-!!! What has happened????
> >Help!!! Please!!!
>
>    You didn't mention what happens when you try to log in. If it just hangs,
> this might be caused by a nameserver being down.
>
It prompts for login, you enter it.  It prompts for passwd, you enter.  It
tells you "Login incorrect."  THis is for anybody and everybody through
everything except ftp and x-console.

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