On 5/21/04 12:09 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had a box that today experienced a power failure. When I rebooted, it > wasn't even pingable. I brought it upstairs (no minotor in the basement) > and noticed that I was always pausing during the boot sequence at a root > prompt. Seems to have just brought the network up and then stopped at > this root prompt. If I type 'exit', the boot continues as if nothing > happened. As this is a server machine, I can't just leave a keyboard > attached waiting for someone to happen along and type 'exit'. :) That sounds like single-user mode. Are you using lilo? Also, what's in your inittab? -- Turn yourself into a mental hospital before you become some kind of hideous online monster like turmeric. --- RyoCokey http://www.kuro5hin.org/comments/2002/11/1/21955/0099/2 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]