Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:12:33 -0400 From: Soren Harward <soren@cinternet.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: *really* slow login times Message-ID: <19990412001233.A1647@cinternet.net> In-Reply-To: <19990411155809.I2142@lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Sun, Apr 11, 1999 at 03:58:09PM %2B0930 References: <19990410234409.A1181@cinternet.net> <19990411155809.I2142@lemis.com>
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On Sun 11 Apr 1999 at 15:58:09, Greg Lehey muttered: > what the problem is. /etc/group is a file that grows on your system, > so a fresh one probably won't help. I'd recommend that you keep the > one you have (rename it) and try this: Actually, a "fresh" one will help because I have only one user account on it (me) and I know my GID so I can just add it easily. For some reason, my GID is the only thing in the /etc/group file, but now I can fix it. > What else do you have running on the system? It would be interesting > to see an "ps lt<term>" of the system while it's waiting. For > example, if you try to log on to /dev/ttyv2, go to a different VT and > enter > > $ ps ltv2 > > The interesting thing here is the WCHAN field, which gives a first > idea of what could be causing the problem. hmm, if I could *log in* in the fisr place, I'd do it. I'll try hacking something together ... more later. -- Soren Harward <soren@cinternet.net> | Windows DOES come with a tool http://www.soren.cinternet.net/ | to restore a corrupt Registry. Internet Information Systems Admin | Cinternet, Inc. (513) 891-1228 | It's called FDISK. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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