AIX

I have a 44P-170 (7044-170) machine that has 4.3 ML11 installed on it and I am having a problem with NFS/NIS at boot. The machine will boot all the way up to the CDE login screen but when I log in as root, the screen goes black and will stay that way overnight. I have tried a console login as well and then I just the message:
NIS: server not responding for domain "pacnet"; still trying
repeated over and over.

How do I or can I disable NFS/NIS during the boot process so I can get access as root to fix the problem?

Thanks
SeanU

Try https://www.unix.com/aix/18760-boot-single-mode.html

I have been trying to boot off the media I have 4.3.3 but it will stop after the timestamp message and the LED display is: 0518. I believe this error refers to a console error, but I am not sure how to get past it. I have tried to set the console to the monitor/keyboard/mouse I have set up. I am working off a monitor through a KVM but the keyboard and mouse are hooked up directly to the machine.

Sean

You could unplug the monitor, keyboard and mouse and use the serial port with a laptop running a terminal emulator.

I'll try that. Haven't used that set up in a long time, will have to do more reading and find my set of cables.

Should be 9600,n,8,1 but you have to "catch" the booting process to tell it that your serial device should now be the console.

NIS is configured in the file /etc/resolv.conf, to have the system only use DNS and the /etc/hosts file enter the line:

local8,bind8

If your machine refuses to let you log on properly boot it from a diagnostic CD into maintenance mode and open a shell there.

bakunin