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From: phil@Apple.COM (Phil Ronzone)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX 1.1 hangs in multiuser mode
Message-ID: <29814@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 28 Apr 89 23:44:14 GMT
References: <174@rampart.ee.tulane.edu> <12524@ut-emx.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer A/UX Group
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In article <12524@ut-emx.UUCP> boerner@emx.UUCP (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
>In article <174@rampart.ee.tulane.edu> barad@bourbon.UUCP () writes:
>>I've just installed version 1.1.  I've done this before on another Mac
>>with no problems.  This time, when I enter multiuser mode, I hang.
>>
>I have been having similar problems although I am using v1.0.  I also
>noticed that it was doing this after installing NFS and YP.
>Specifically, when I boot up in single user mode, I get the INIT:
>SINGLE USER MODE message and then it sits very still for ~5 minutes.

In the first case, do you have a getty running on a second port that has
a cable hanging with no terminal attached?

Second case, perhaps it is looking for a server? Try taking out the
+:: line in /etc/passwd.

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