Unable to get a login promt

[Hkandati]

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

[Jeeshan]

HI

please check if telnet is open or close.

check if 23 port is open or not.

did u try ssh?

Jeesun

[skt_skt]

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

try restarting the "#inetd -c"

[F Verschuren]

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....

[rmueller58]

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?

[Dennis Handly]

>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.

[Abii]

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

[Steven Schweda]

> [...] 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.