Ori Idan wrote: >>>Ori Idan wrote: >>> >>> >>>>a message "System bootup in progress" after clicking Ok I returned to >>>>the login screen. >>>> >>>> >Thank you, this has solved the problem. > >I wonder how the file /etc/nologin was created as I dont remember >creating it myself. > > In my Debian Sarge, it is created by /etc/rcS.d/S55bootmisc.sh, and deleted by /etc/rc2.d/S99rmnologin. Its existance on your system suggests that a boot procedure did not complete successfully.
I'll also mention that /etc/rcS.d/S10checkroot.sh also deletes this file, which means that if a simple reboot did not solve your problem, something is consistently wrong in your system. >Maybe it was a script activated while upgrading the system. > > s/upgrading/booting/ Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lingnu Open Source Consulting ltd. Have you backed up today's work? http://www.lingnu.com/backup.html ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
