console error message

boristhespider · #1 (**permalink**) 08-28-2001

I receive the following error message when I try to logon to my Solaris 2.6 system;

"No utmpx entry. You must exec "login" from lowest level "shell" "

What does it mean ? I can't logon to the system at the moment!

Any help appreciated.

Regards

98_1LE · #2 (**permalink**) 08-28-2001

Strange. Just a wild guess, assuming you can log in as root on the console (may have to go single user), check to see if there is a /var/adm/utmpx file. If not I would touch one.

cdunavent · #3 (**permalink**) 09-03-2001

I had the exact same problem on a SunOS box a few weeks ago. It seems someone had gone in the night before and nulled out my /etc/utmp file. Luckily, the guy had saved a copy of the original under a new name, which I was able to restore. Not sure if this helps you, but I did get the same error message you are getting.

patvdv · #4 (**permalink**) 09-03-2001

Your quickest way out is a reboot. The utmp file will be recreated at boot time.

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