[11316] in Athena Bugs
decmips 7.6G: PO6 (mail problems), from pesto.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (probe@MIT.EDU)
Sun Oct 31 14:31:16 1993
From: probe@MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 93 19:31:13 GMT
To: ckb@MIT.EDU
Cc: bugs@MIT.EDU
From reading your bug report, I noticed that the From: line said
"The Unknown User-ID (6700) <intruder@MIT.EDU>"
This indicates to me that you were no longer listed in /etc/passwd file, and
once this happens, lots of things will begin to fail.
I would guess that you were logged into "pesto" multiple times and you
logged out of the first session. I know with multiple login sessions, the
session that adds you is also the one that removes you, so if you have
multiple logins, you have to logout of the first session LAST, otherwise
/etc/passwd will lack your entry and the other sessions will begin to have
problems.
If you were not logged in multiple times, something else happened such that
your entry wasn't in /etc/passwd, and that would require further
investigation.
-Richard Basch
>From ckb@MIT.EDU Thu Oct 28 23:09:12 1993
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>To: bugs@MIT.EDU
>Subject: decmips 7.6G: PO6 (mail problems), from pesto.
>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 23:09:06 EDT
>From: The Unknown User-ID (6700) <intruder@MIT.EDU>
>
>System name: pesto
>Type and version: KN02ca 7.6G (1 update(s) to same version)
>Display type:
>
>What were you trying to do?
>
>Incorporate mail. I was informed when I logged on that I had 3 messages
>waiting.
>
>What's wrong:
>
>'inc' reports "inc: no mail to incorporate". The 'from' command lists the
>names of threee people who are likely the senders of the waiting mail.
>
>What should have happened:
>
>'inc' should put the mail in my inbox. I am not over quota, the permisions
>on my inbox are correct.
>
>Please describe any relevant documentation references:
>
>Stumped.
>
>
>NETPROB-NOTE:
>Note: pbh Fri Oct 29 09:29:27 1993
>Asked user to verify problem by using "from -p" and "from -u", awaiting
respon>se.>
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