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Subject: RE: login problem.
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Date: 1 Mar 90 13:35:39 GMT
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I had the same problem of getting logged in on the console on a 4d240 when
is had compute bound jobs running on all four processors.  In contrast to
the other recent postings, when I called the hot line about this, I was told
that it was a known problem, that it would be fixed in 3.2.2 (which is
"ship on fail") and I was given a workaround similar to that posted by
Reinhard Doelz.  That fixed the problem. However, when I first called
the hotline, it was handled as a hardware problem and only when I noticed that
the problem went away when the machine was not loaded did they pick up
on the software problem.  It seems to depend on whether or not the call
is passed to a hardware or software person.  Never the less, the hotline
had the fix and I got it from them without much problem.
Scott Dixon (dixons@smithkline.com)