Login Problem

[Brian butler]

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HP-UX HPUX11I B.11.11 U 9000/778 (tb)

telnetd: /usr/bin/login: No such file or directory

Ok im currently logged into the machine and dont plan on logging out i found this out when i went to open another session on the box and was prompted with the above, i do not have a backup of the machine can anyone suggest anything

[Animesh Chakraborty · Accepted solution]

Hi,
What it shows ?
#ll /usr/bin/login

[Brian butler]

# ll /usr/bin/login
/usr/bin/login not found

[Deepak Extross]

Looks like someone has recently messed up your /usr/bin/login file.

What does
"ll -t /usr/bin | more"
show?

[Brian butler]

# cd usr/bin
# ll log*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 16384 Nov 14 2000 logger
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 12288 Nov 14 2000 logname

[Animesh Chakraborty]

Hi,
File is missing and no backup?
Do you have another simmilar type of server(11.11)?

[Deepak Extross]

And whatever you do, don't logout from that session you already have on the machine!

[Brian butler]

Nope... its not that high priority just wondering if i could recover this machine without having to wipe it out, i can still login to the CDE vi reflection but i do not prefer to do that....

[Brian butler]

Is there any way to recreate that file. im guessing not....

[Deepak Extross]

A few things possibilities, off the top of my head:

1. Maybe someone moved the file. Run "find / -name login 2>/dev/null". If you find it, move it back to /usr/bin.

2. Maybe the file is deleted accidentally. Ftp it in from another HP-11 machine.

3. Maybe the file is renamed by mistake. See if you find any new, unexplained files at the top of the listing of "ll -t /usr/bin | more"

Good Luck!