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Re: Case 131553: Workstation failed to activate successfully

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James White)
Mon Jan 25 09:47:22 1999

Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 09:47:10 -0500
To: hotline@MIT.EDU
From: James White <jwhite@MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199901251309.IAA22547@team-usa.MIT.EDU>

At 08:09 AM 1/25/99 EST, you wrote:
>Case 131553 has been recently updated and currently stands as follows:
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>--- Entry: Sunday, Jan 24, 1999 5:57 PM       -- Email Received --
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>Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 17:56:47 -0500
>To: hotline@MIT.EDU
>From: James White <jwhite@MIT.EDU>
>Subject: Workstation failed to activate successfully
>
>Hi,
>
>I am receiving a "workstation failed to activate successfully" error on my
>computer - it is an SGI indigo^2.  Its address is sledgehammer.mit.edu
>
>How do I fix?
>
>Thanks,
>
>James.
>
>
>
>--- Entry: Monday, Jan 25, 1999 8:09 AM       -- jjmorey --- 
>--- Sent E-Mail (Entire Log) To: JWHITE@MIT.EDU
>Hi
>
>Where is this system located?
>
>thanks
>
>it does have host/hesinfo 
>

Hi,

The machine is in room 35-033.

The athena startup screen comes on OK, but I can't log on - when I log in
it says "Workstation failed to activate successfully" etc.  

I have, of course, tried rebooting etc. as per the athena olh instructions,
but without success.

James.

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