Unable to change directory to "/u

[UTTech]

I have a MAS90 server that I need to get into. I know absolutely NOTHING about MAS90 or Unix.

I restart the server and I get this message:

clalloc - No space on eafs dev hd

then

Init: failed write of utmp entry "co"

I get to the login screen and entered username and password.

then

Unable to change directory to "/u/tagle".


PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[Chapter11]

Best bet is to boot to single-user (no I don't know how to on your particular machine) and check the filesystems out. You might have some that are 100% full, or maybe they aren't mounting at boot time.

 

[UTTech]

Does anyone know how to boot to single-user and how to check filesystems?

 

[jad]

if you're lucky ... on solaris it is:

reboot into single user mode:

reboot -- -s

check the disks:

fsck

these commands work on linux as well ... it might work on your unix ...

 

[Morsing]

He's running SCO, aren't you??

But you get in, right?? But in /??
What does 'df -k' say??

Cheers Henrik Morsing
IBM Certified AIX 4.3 Systems Administration

 

[jad]

i meant that if he was lucky the commands might be the same ...

not what i seemed to imply; that running Solaris would be a good move ... which in this case at least was unintentional

 

[edfair]

if SCO , at boot: enter root password. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
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[UTTech]

What if I don't know the password??

 

[edfair]

Next step is to use the emergency boot disks. Then mount the hard drive for access to the file system.
But you probably will be forced to use fsck before you can gain access.

What version of the OS are you using? There are differences in where things are stored between versions.

An alternative method for cleaning the filesystems would be to power down without closing out the OS. That will force cleaning on the next reboot. But if you are into a critical space problem that might not work.

Who knows the root password? You really need to be able to get to root access. And you could try the enter key at boot:. You might be lucky and find that the installer installled with no password. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.