From owner-freebsd-bugs Mon Mar 15 12:20:21 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B24711512C for ; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:20:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) id MAA71852; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:20:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from apn.dhs.org (unknown [192.147.239.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2913B15085 for ; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:19:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root@apn.dhs.org) Received: (from root@localhost) by apn.dhs.org (8.9.2/8.9.2) id MAA00391; Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:18:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from root) Message-Id: <199903152018.MAA00391@apn.dhs.org> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 12:18:53 -0800 (PST) From: root@apn.dhs.org Reply-To: scion@usa.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: kern/10603: Random system panics Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 10603 >Category: kern >Synopsis: Random system panics >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 15 12:20:01 PST 1999 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Peter Keeler >Release: FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: The Universal MUD Resource Group >Environment: kernel.GENERIC >Description: The system panics at seemingly random times and requires a human to hit a key and restart it. >How-To-Repeat: Contrary to popular belief, this panic has a cause. I discovered that failed login attempts at the console that leave a character at the Login: prompt without a carriage return will cause the panic. For instance, a child comes by and types "kkwl" at the console, then leaves. The system will eventually panic and require rebooting. This does not seem to happen if the carriage return is pressed last. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message