Re: Linux Box is down

Andrew Norman (andy@focus.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 16 May 1996 19:47:23 GMT

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On Tue, 14 May 1996 22:21:30 -0700, you wrote:
>o booted with one of my install disks
>o mounted the drive
>o renamed basically all of my /etc/rc.d/ files so they wouldn't be
> run
>o booted the system, logged in
>o typed:
> # cd /dev
> # rm console
> # mknod -m 0622 console c 4 0
> # ln console systty

Erm, what't that line needed for ?

>o restored /etc/rc.d/*
>o rebooted

If you have network access into the machine then just telnet in as
root and then:

cd /dev
rm console
mknod -m 0622 console c 4 0

no need to reboot at all...

-- Andy Norman andy@focus.demon.co.uk <http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~focus>

Linux, everyone's favourite operating system, isn't it ?

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