topic Re: when will occur two console login? in Operating System - HP-UX

when will occur two console login?

常有慈悲心 — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 05:27:35 GMT

i use w command find the output like :

6:07pm up 3:47, 6 users, load average: 0.25, 0.28, 0.23
User tty login@ idle JCPU PCPU what
root console 4:35pm 1:32 -sh
root console 4:35pm 1:32 -sh
root pts/0 4:51pm 7 19 19 ./bin/xdc_s bg
root pts/1 6:01pm 2 /sbin/sh
root pts/2 6:06pm 1 w
root dtremote 6:06pm196:36 -

when i telnet to the machine ,it said :
maxium number users already logged in.
i want to know when will two console log in ?

Re: when will occur two console login?

RAC_1 — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:06:38 GMT

There can be more than one login on console. But at any gievn time only one will have write acess on console. What error you get when you telnet to machine??

Anil

Re: when will occur two console login?

BONNAFOUS Jean Marc — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:30:47 GMT

Hello,

Are you sure that one is not the parent of the other? Use ps -ef|grep console and see if PPID of one is PID of other.

Rgds
JMB

Re: when will occur two console login?

Muthukumar_5 — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:56:03 GMT

check with w -lu there. Refer output with who command also.

check process ID of login shell with ps command too.

Login informations will be maintained on wtmp log. Auditation of login details on versions 11i,11.11 are having problem.

HTH.

Re: when will occur two console login?

Bill Hassell — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:40:56 GMT

It sounds like you have a very old HP-UX system with a two-user license. To see your current license, type the command:

uname -l

The licenses are counted as:

- one for every login over a serial or modem port

- one for the console (sounds like you are running a workstation and not a server so the workstation's display is the console)

- one for any number of network logins like telnet (ftp is not counted)

Thios means that if you login from your workstation console, you'll consume one license. If another occurs by modem or serial connection, the last license is used and no network (telnet) connections will be allowed. If you login with telnet first, then any number of network users can login.

So, you must either:

- upgrade your user license (not possible if you are running obsolete software such as HP-UX 10.20 or earlier)

- Disable any serial connections such as terminals or modems