I have an old aix system, and am not familiar with linux at all. When I start up the computer the system does not seem to completely startup. and when i log in from another client i keep getting the message that my job is stopped. How can I start it or whatever I need to do?
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When i try to log in system says the job is stopped
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need a bit more info.
can you log on to the console?
is it graphics or a serial console?
what is on the screen when you think it has got as far as it gets?
what is the exact message when you log on from another system?
how are you logging on from the other system - serial terminal emulator / ssh / telnet / other?
please paste the message (change host name or anything else private)
what type of system is it? please give the machine type and model.
whal level of AIX is it?
can you log on to the console?
is it graphics or a serial console?
what is on the screen when you think it has got as far as it gets?
what is the exact message when you log on from another system?
how are you logging on from the other system - serial terminal emulator / ssh / telnet / other?
please paste the message (change host name or anything else private)
what type of system is it? please give the machine type and model.
whal level of AIX is it?
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Okay
this is a serial console (I think)
when it freezes the last thing it show is:
Sending Mail
Building Table Analysis (Background)....already ran for this session
Starting the open link ODBC request broker ...OK
When I log in from another terminal I type in the root password, then I get the "#" I am supposed to type in the program "XXXXX" it is supposed to start up but instead it just says "Stopped" I cant get anywhere else after this.
I am using a serial connection and a windows client that we have. The serial connection just freezes at the send mail screen and the windows client lets us put in the root password and then I get the stopped message.
The system is an IBM RISC system/6000 43p/130
running AIX ver. 4.2
this is a serial console (I think)
when it freezes the last thing it show is:
Sending Mail
Building Table Analysis (Background)....already ran for this session
Starting the open link ODBC request broker ...OK
When I log in from another terminal I type in the root password, then I get the "#" I am supposed to type in the program "XXXXX" it is supposed to start up but instead it just says "Stopped" I cant get anywhere else after this.
I am using a serial connection and a windows client that we have. The serial connection just freezes at the send mail screen and the windows client lets us put in the root password and then I get the stopped message.
The system is an IBM RISC system/6000 43p/130
running AIX ver. 4.2
OK, you need to do a a service mode boot.
Then probably edit the inittab, google inittab, to stop the problem processes so you can get the system to boot properly and then log in and fix the problem.
43p/130 - check this because I don't think it exists.
machine type is 4 digits - 7043? 7248?
model, 3 digits but there is no 130 that i can think of, mabey 140 or 150, in which case it is a 7043.
Need this to tell you how to do a service boot.....
Then probably edit the inittab, google inittab, to stop the problem processes so you can get the system to boot properly and then log in and fix the problem.
43p/130 - check this because I don't think it exists.
machine type is 4 digits - 7043? 7248?
model, 3 digits but there is no 130 that i can think of, mabey 140 or 150, in which case it is a 7043.
Need this to tell you how to do a service boot.....
Ok, so it is a 7043, 1 or F1 for SMS and 5 or F5 for a service mode boot.
Use the number keys on the QWERTY side of the keyboard for a serial / tty / dumb console and the F keys for a graphics / LFT console.
Try tapping the 5 key while it boots, this should bring you to the Diagnostics menu, then select Task Selection, then start a shell (I think - some one will correct me If I'm wrong) then import rootvg and edit the inittab to remove any applications, you may even want to stop mail, snmp, some of the IP related stuff for now.
Then reboot in normal and fsck, check no file systems are full, check the IP settings, etc.
Use the number keys on the QWERTY side of the keyboard for a serial / tty / dumb console and the F keys for a graphics / LFT console.
Try tapping the 5 key while it boots, this should bring you to the Diagnostics menu, then select Task Selection, then start a shell (I think - some one will correct me If I'm wrong) then import rootvg and edit the inittab to remove any applications, you may even want to stop mail, snmp, some of the IP related stuff for now.
Then reboot in normal and fsck, check no file systems are full, check the IP settings, etc.
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