topic Re: Server Not responding after putting username in Operating System - Linux

Server Not responding after putting username

ManojK_1 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:48:51 GMT

Hi Friends,

In my Linux Server after putting user name the server just hangs and it is not asking for password. The same thing is happening for console and SSH session.

Our Server is HP BL 460c blades and OS is RHEL4 Update4.

Two of the above servers are clustered with HP ServiceGuard and Websphere MQ 6.0.2 is running on it.

I don't think the hangs related to any ServiceGuard issue and am not getting any error messages in /var/log/messgaes.

If anybody faced this type of problem or any suggestion regarding this issue.Please help.

Thanks and Regards,
Manoj

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

Steven E. Protter — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:38:08 GMT

Shalom Manoj,

You need to gain console access via the blade systems iLo card.

Then see /var/log/messages for information on this error.

SEP

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

Ivan Ferreira — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:49:35 GMT

The prompt for the username is immediate or there is a long delay also?

You don't get the password prompt because it appears to be hang, or you get the connection closed?

I saw similar problems when the pam configuration was incorrect.

Also, check your DNS configuration. Are you using local accounts or LDAP/NIS accounts?

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

skt_skt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:53:57 GMT

i ahve similar problem with rhel AS4 U4 and the session gets hung as soon as i enter the password(/etc/issue shows up).. I had to disable the autofs part here(home dirs) to get to the prompt.. Still checkin on this

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

Glenn S. Davidson — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:04:40 GMT

When this happened to me I had to move the users home directory ad create a new one because something got corrupted in the startup process for that user.

Is this happening for all users?

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

ManojK_1 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:22:00 GMT

Hi Friends,

Thanks for the response.

Steven,
/var/log/messages not showing anything.

Ivan,
>>The prompt for the username is immediate or there is a long delay also?
The prompt for username is immediate, after entering username and enter there in no response at all.

If it is a pam configuration then the error should be there always.But after restarting login went fine.

There is no DNS configured and it is a local account.

Santhosh,
I am not getting prompt for password.

Glenn,
This happening to all the users including root.After restart it is responded properly.

Thanks and Regards,
Manoj K

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

skt_skt — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:30:38 GMT

"After restart it is responded "

what did u restart exactly?

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

Ivan Ferreira — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:12:02 GMT

Try stopping the Name service cache daemon.

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

skt_skt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:25:01 GMT

nscd is not enabled in my case at least!!

Re: Server Not responding after putting username

ManojK_1 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:58:11 GMT

Thanks to all and sorry for the delay in closing the thread.

After that the same problem not at all repeated and still i didn't know what was the exact problem.