Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 01:04:00 +1100 (EST) From: Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: Jonas Eriksson <je@interact.se> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: no more telnet Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811140045390.6128-100000@backup.zippynet.iol.net.au> In-Reply-To: <364BFF7D.1F29202@interact.se>
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> > The machine went down unexpectantly due to power failure, and came back up
> > in its current state. I have never seen that message before. Is a trip
> > to the console the only way??
>
> You are out of pty's.
>
Sorry, folks, ... situation is under control.
What happened was that somebody repeatedly tried to connect to the host
while it was booting and chewed up all the ptys. They eventually
timed-out, and I can now telnet normally into the system.
The main reason why I posted was because we dont have shell access - users
have '/bin/false' in the passwd file, and I didn't think that someone
trying to telnet in would be able to DOS me in such a manner ...
--
:{ andyf@speednet.com.au
Andy Farkas
System Administrator
Speed Internet Services
http://www.speednet.com.au/
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