SUMMARY: unable to telnet/rlogin

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Thanks to all who responded. The overwhelming response was a corrupted
umtpx file. I corrected the problem by removing, then re-creating, the
utmpx file in /var/adm.

Michael Lightfoot wrote:

> Sun gurus,
>
> I've got a machine that will not accept telnet or rlogin connections.
> It gives the following message:
>
> No utmpx entry. You must exec "login" from the lowest level "shell".
> Connection closed.
>
> I really appreciate any pointers you could give. I'd like to get this
> rectified ASAP. I'll summarize.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael Lightfoot
>
> --
> --------------------------------
> Michael A. Lightfoot
> Unix Systems Administrator
> LinCom Corporation
> Johnson Space Center
> email: mlightfoot@lincom-asg.com
> phone: 281-483-3338
>
>

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Michael A. Lightfoot
Unix Systems Administrator
LinCom Corporation
Johnson Space Center
email: mlightfoot@lincom-asg.com
phone: 281-483-3338

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