Login dies, leaves orphaned terminal session

[itfellow]

Hi all,

Every now and then, I get this strange thing happening and I have yet to figure out why, or figure out how to get past it other than reboot. The problem is that I log in locally to the server as root, which puts me right into SCOadmin, but then after a few seconds, my session dies and kicks me out to the login screen.

This usually leaves a terminal session open, but no processes running under it. The session has a process number attached to it, but if I try to kill it I get the message that no such process exists. When I've tried to use idleout to kill it off, I also get the message that no such process exists.

If I try to log in locally to the server again, my session is assigned a different tty, but it dies after a few seconds (regardless of what I'm doing, including nothing). The original orphan remains.

Server details:
SCO 3.2 5.0.5

Any suggestions?

 

[tadan]

Hi!
It's a very strange and interesting problem!
Mumble ...
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Server details:
SCO 3.2 5.0.5
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R U usin' sco openserver 5.0.5?
Another quest! When U login as root, why you go into scoadmin? HAve U made a login script? IF yes have U the possibility to disable this script?



Ciao

Francesco


Francesco Cabigliera "Tadan"
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Italiano Amateur Radio Station
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On Echolink - APRS Active

 

[itfellow]

tadan, thanks for replying.

Yes I am using Openserver 5.0.5. I am still trying to figure out a lot of things about this server, since I didn't build it (I inherited it) and I'm still fairly new to Unix, so bear with me.

I am actually logging in through SCO OpenDesktop on the local terminal, rather than scoadmin (I got the two confused), so there isn't any logon script(as far as I can tell).

I log in so that I'm looking at the desktop and after about 10 seconds, whether I do anything or not, the desktop logs me out and I'm back at the login screen.

 

[tadan]

Hi !
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.......SCO OpenDesktop ....
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Hummm ... U mean the graphical consol?
IU don't use any graph console .. I use only command line ...
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Pse verify this ... if U make connection from the server console in command line mode (a simple connection), do U have the same problems?

Ciao

Francesco



Francesco Cabigliera "Tadan"
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Italiano Amateur Radio Station
----------- IW3IDS ---------
On Echolink - APRS Active

 

[tadan]

itfello

http://wwwwwwwww!

HAaaave you installed the patches for you're release?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! :-?
If not try to install (are into the 2nd cd!)

ciao

francesco


Francesco Cabigliera "Tadan"
----------------------------
Italiano Amateur Radio Station
----------- IW3IDS ---------
On Echolink - APRS Active