Unable to login via console but can login remotely

[KPKIND]

Never seen such a strange one before.

I have an AIX 6.1 server where I can login as myself and root user as well when connecting remotely, but cannot login using either users when connecting via the console using HMC. (Both GUI & cmd line)

What is strange is, it doesn't even ask me for a password, as soon as I enter the username root or mine, it comes back with a message
"You entered an invalid login name or password" and cannot see any error number or anything like that.

I am looking at logging a call but just thought to post it while waiting for a response from IBM, just in case any of you have seen a similar issue before.

Cheers

 

[p5wizard]

I think your server is still in initial inittab processing. See if you can find out where it is stuck by running [tt]who -a[/tt] and comparing with the contents of /etc/inittab. One candidate is an unresponsive NFS server, causing rc.nfs to hang for a long time...

HTH,

p5wizard

 

[KPKIND]

p5wizard,

Thanks for the reply. I have looked in to the system and I think inittab processing is already completed. who -a is not showing any processes that are stuck and I can see all the process listed in the inittab file running.

 

[mrn]

can you run this and post the output

grep cons /etc/inittab

Mike

"Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters."

 

[KPKIND]

Hi Mike,

I have tried to briefly look in to these processes but didn't have any luck.

Anyway I have given the output below.

$ grep cons /etc/inittab
brc::sysinit:/sbin/rc.boot 3 >/dev/console 2>&1 # Phase 3 of system boot
powerfail:owerfail:/etc/rc.powerfail 2>&1 | alog -tboot > /dev/console # Power Failure Detection
mkatmpvc:2nce:/usr/sbin/mkatmpvc >/dev/console 2>&1
atmsvcd:2nce:/usr/sbin/atmsvcd >/dev/console 2>&1
tunables:23456789:wait:/usr/sbin/tunrestore -R > /dev/console 2>&1 # Set tunables
securityboot:2:bootwait:/etc/rc.security.boot > /dev/console 2>&1
mlsboot:2:bootwait:/etc/rc.mls.boot >/dev/console 2>&1
rc:23456789:wait:/etc/rc 2>&1 | alog -tboot > /dev/console # Multi-User checks
mlsnet:2:wait:/etc/rc.mls.net > /dev/console 2>&1
fbcheck:23456789:wait:/usr/sbin/fbcheck 2>&1 | alog -tboot > /dev/console # run /etc/firstboot
mls:2:wait:/etc/rc.mls >/dev/console 2>&1
rctcpip:23456789:wait:/etc/rc.tcpip > /dev/console 2>&1 # Start TCP/IP daemons
nimsh:2:wait:/usr/bin/startsrc -g nimclient >/dev/console 2>&1
sniinst:2:wait:/var/adm/sni/sniprei > /dev/console 2>&1
rcnfs:23456789:wait:/etc/rc.nfs > /dev/console 2>&1 # Start NFS Daemons
nimclient:2nce:/usr/sbin/nimclient -S running > /dev/console 2>&1 # inform nim we're running
cons:0123456789:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/console
shdaemon:2ff:/usr/sbin/shdaemon >/dev/console 2>&1 # High availability daemon
rcml:2nce:/usr/ml/aix61/rc.ml > /dev/console 2>&1
rcwpars:2nce:/etc/rc.wpars > /dev/console 2>&1 # Corrals autostart
perfstat:2nce:/usr/lib/perf/libperfstat_updt_dictionary >/dev/console 2>&1
diagd:2nce:/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/diagd >/dev/console 2>&1
pconsole:2nce:/usr/bin/startsrc -s pconsole > /dev/null 2>&1
ha_star:h2nce:/etc/rc.ha_star >/dev/console 2>&1
ctrmc:2nce:/usr/bin/startsrc -s ctrmc > /dev/console 2>&1
trlg:2nce:/opt/csm/hpsnm/bin/startFNMTrace_AIX > /dev/console 2>&1
bpal:2nce:/opt/csm/hpsnm/bin/startBPA_LOGGER > /dev/console 2>&1
rcnetwlm:23456789:wait:/etc/rc.netwlm start> /dev/console 2>&1 # Start netwlm
$