topic Re: Unable to get a login promt in Operating System - HP-UX

Unable to get a login promt

Hkandati — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:24:45 GMT

Hi All

I am unable to get login screen after telneting to HP-UX 11.11 machine.Its just struck ate the cursor.May I what would be the issue and how to resolve the issue.

Thanks
Hari

Re: Unable to get a login promt

Jeeshan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:11:57 GMT

HI

please check if telnet is open or close.

check if 23 port is open or not.

did u try ssh?

Jeesun

Re: Unable to get a login promt

skt_skt — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:53:17 GMT

try "#telnet root@localhost" after login to the server either with ssh or through console. does that work?

try restarting the "#inetd -c"

Re: Unable to get a login promt

F Verschuren — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:56:13 GMT

because it is not showing Trying... the telnet went ok and ports are opened.

the reason is properly a performance reason.
if you have a console conection you can try to login there...
if you do not have a console conection you can keep trying, but if the cause of the performance problem is stoped you maybe have to reboot the server....

Re: Unable to get a login promt

rmueller58 — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:37:16 GMT

You should probably hook up a console to the system and check it that way. Sounds as if you are in a down state. With a console you could at least see if there is a screeen to indicate a problem.

Is there an alert light on?

Re: Unable to get a login promt

Dennis Handly — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:24:51 GMT

>rex m: Sounds as if you are in a down state.

A ping might be able to tell you that. Though sometimes a ping works but you still can't login.

Re: Unable to get a login promt

Abii — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:19:18 GMT

Hi Hari ,

1) Please check the syslog for errors (abt pts/pty) if you can login through the console

2)

It can be performance issue ,can you fire telnet 127.0.0.1 command and wait for the output on server ,please let me know how long its taking for prompt back

#telnet 127.0.0.1

Thanks,
Aneesh

Re: Unable to get a login promt

Steven Schweda — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:52:14 GMT

> [...] telneting to HP-UX 11.11 machine.

From what? What command did you use? What
was the output? Did it hang forever, or for
30 seconds, or 2 minutes, or how long?

Assuming that you did something like:
telnet hp-ux_host
does it do anything different if you specify
the IP address instead of the name?

Can you communicate with the HP-UX system in
any way other than Telnet? (Say, rsh/remsh,
ssh, ping, Web browser, FTP, ...)

Can you Telnet to some system other than this
HP-UX system?

> because it is not showing Trying...

Who said that? The original report didn't
say enough for _me_ to believe that.
Sometimes it helps to learn what is happening
before trying to decide what's wrong.