The Complaint | How to achieve it |
I can telnet to every machine except euclid | add this line to /etc/hosts
198.110.193.0 euclid euclid.nmu.edu euclid.acs.nmu.edu |
I cannot telnet to euclid | unplug the network cable. Plug it back in 1/2 way. |
I cannot telnet to euclid | Set the runlevel in /etc/inittab to 2 by changing the line that reads 'id:5:inittdefault: |
I cannot telnet anywhere | Delete the file /etc/resolv.conf |
I cannot telnet anywhere | Change /etc/resolve.conf. Where it says '198.110.193.10' type 'euclid.nmu.edu' |
I cannot see my /home files | Set the runlevel in /etc/inittab to 2 by changing the line that reads 'id:5:inittdefault: |
I cannot see my /home files | In /etc/fstab, change all occurances of 'nfs' to 'netfs' |
I cannot see my /home files | In /etc/fstab, change all occurances of 'home' to 'Home' |
Every time I turn the machine on it reboots | Set the runlevel in /etc/inittab to 6 by changing the line that reads 'id:5:inittdefault: |
I cannot see my /home directory | edit /etc/fstab removing the mount of euclid:/home |
I cannot read mail | edit the /etc/fstab removing the mount of euclid:/var/spool/mail |
I cannot read my mail | unplug the network cable. |
I cannot run ls | type this:
cp /bin/echo /bin/ls |
I cannot run X | type
chmod a-rwx /tmp |
I cannot run X | type
rm /usr/X11R6/bin/X /etc/X11/X |
I cannot run X | unplug the mouse |
I cannot run X | type
rm /etc/X11/XF86Config |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password | unplug the network cable at the wall end. Plug it back in 1/2 way. |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password | add this line to /etc/hosts
198.110.193.0 euclid euclid.nmu.edu euclid.acs.nmu.edu |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password. | type
rm -rf /var/yp |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password. | Delete the links /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/ypbind and /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/ypbind. |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password. | Delete the line 'NISDOMAIN=euclid.nmu.edu' from /etc/sysconfig/networking. |
I cannot see my /home directory | edit /etc/resolv.conf changing the IP number to 198.110.193.9 |
I can telnet to 'euclid.nmu.edu' but not just 'euclid'. | edit /etc/resolv.conf changing the search line to say
search mmm.edu |
I cannot log in | edit /etc/yp.conf to say
ypserver gaag.nmu.edu server gaa.nmu.edu |
When I hit <TAB> at the lilo prompt, it gives me the choice 'winblows', and that's bad! | Add this to /etc/lilo.conf
run 'lilo'. WATCH FOR ERRORS! (get me if there are any) other=/dev/hda1 label=win table=/dev/hda |
The hard drive is full | type
cat < /dev/zero > /tmp/vi.5411 |
I cannot log in | add 'exit' to your personal .bashrc file as the first line. Make sure your .bashrc is world readable by typing 'chmod a+r'. Be sure to tell them your login name. |
The time is wrong! | Type
date -s "Oct 26 12:00:00" |
I cannot run ypcat | type this
dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/bin/ypcat bs=9876 count=1 |
I cannot print | Change 'lp' to 'lp0' in /etc/printcap |
I cannot print | Type 'rm -rf /var/spool/lp' |
I cannot print | Type 'chmod a-x /var/spool/lpd/*/*' |
I cannot print | Type 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/usr/sbin/lpd count=100 bs=100' |
I cannot print | Change the 'rm' field from 198.110.193.149 to 198.110.193.140 |
I cannot run 'ls' | Type echo Command not found > /bin/ls |
I cannot run 'ls' | Type chmod a-x /bin/ls |
I cannot run 'ls' | Type rm /bin/ls |
I cannot log in using my normal user ID and password | Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf changing
passwd: files nisplus nis to passwd: files |
Ask them to find a file. The filename was something like "good" and "men" but I'm not sure of the capitalization or wether good or men was first. It's somewhere in /home/randy/pub/Pictures or maybe Jeff Horn's pub directory. | |
I cannot see my home directory | Type chmod a-rwx /home/yourname. Be sure to tell them your login name. |