topic Single User Login in Operating System - HP-UX

Single User Login

Serge Uranie — Wed, 01 Nov 2000 04:51:42 GMT

Can anyone please tell me how I can start the server in such a way that only one user (say ROOT) can log on the server.

The OS is HPUX 11.00

Thanks

Re: Single User Login

Madanagopalan S — Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:17:51 GMT

boot the server.
interrupt the boot from hd
say yes to interact with IsL
enter hpux -is.

This will bring the single user mode.

more info read man hpux.

Re: Single User Login

Sandip Samanta_1 — Wed, 01 Nov 2000 05:52:17 GMT

Hi,
You can start your server with hpux -is from ISL prompt. Which will start your server in Single User Mode.

If you don't want to let in anybody in Multiuser mode then you have to follow the following steps.
1) touch /etc/nologin
2) Edit /etc/profile & add the following line.
uid=`id -u`
if [ -f /etc/nologin -a $uid -ne 0 ]
then
echo "Sorry no login allowed now, try later"
sleep 5
exit 0
fi

Hope above two steps would help you.