[28379] in Hotline Meeting
pedagogue
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Jacknis)
Wed May 17 17:46:17 1995
To: jjmorey@MIT.EDU
Cc: hotline@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 17:46:14 EDT
From: Mike Jacknis <mjacknis@MIT.EDU>
Rebooting did not help. When I logged in as root, i noticed that
connections to afs were timing out, and certain files and programs like
srvd, kdestroy, reactivate, etc. that appear to be linked through afs
were unavailable.
The final error was that the machine was in the middle of being updated;
"contact hotline."
Since this is a private machine, do you have/need the root password? As
the following letter explains, Hotline should in fact help repair this
machine if it is not too much trouble (and explain to me if it is
something i can do in the future)
Thanks,
mike
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Date: Tue, 16 May 1995 12:19:07 EDT
} /***** hector:hotline / priam!jjmorey / 7:16 am May 16, 1995*/
} From mjacknis@reuse.MIT.EDU Mon May 15 20:19:28 1995
} Date: Mon, 15 May 95 20:20:26 mdt
} From: Mike Jacknis <mjacknis@reuse.MIT.EDU>
} To: hotline@MIT.EDU
} Subject: pedagogue.mit.edu
} Reply-To: mjacknis@MIT.EDU
}
} I believe this system is in a classroom, I have dealt with Gary Dryfoo
} on this system before and will be forwarding this note to him.
}
} Gary whats the scoop?
}
} Thanks
}
} 5-16-95
} 7:15am
} JJ
}
} pedagogue.mit.edu is failing to activate successfully. This is a
} private workstation in room 3-343 to which I have root access. this
} is an IBM rs/6000 workstation.
}
} The xlogin screen indicates not activating successfully.
}
} When logging in as root to the the console login screen, the console
} in the xlogin screen indicates that the machine is in the middle of
} an update.
}
} When logging in via telnet, logins are allowed, but these errors are
} reported:
}
} /usr/athena/aklog: exec format error
} failed to attach home directory
} cp: /usr/prototype_user: connection timed out.
}
}
} Thank you,
}
} Mike Jacknis
} pedagogue admin.
}
} /* ---------- */
JJ,
I don't know what the scoop is. I don't use the machine. It's probably
abused and clogged with chalk dust. The reason Michael is contacting
you is that I have delegated the responsibilites for this machine to him
for the summer.
Please accept Michael's description of the problem and work with him to
resolve the matter. It is not necessary to check again with me unless a
moderate amount of your time or our money would be involved.
Hope that helps
- -- Gary
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