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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!news.ci.com.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.uoknor.edu!news.nodak.edu!netnews1.nwnet.net!news.u.washington.edu!uw-beaver!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!rover.ucs.ualberta.ca!news.nl2k.edmonton.ab.CA!news.nl2k.edmonton.ab.CA!not-for-mail From: doctor@nl2k.edmonton.AB.ca (The Doctor) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Help please....reboots when changin /etc Date: 18 Feb 1996 21:31:10 -0700 Organization: NetLine 2000 Lines: 29 Message-ID: <4g8uee$rp7@doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca> References: <4g5bq4$gqm@news.mixcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca In article <4g5bq4$gqm@news.mixcom.com>, root <root@I_should_not_put_my_domain_in_etc_NNTP_INEWS_DOMAIN> wrote: >Hello, > I have a BSDI server running. It seems to be running perfectly >except for one major, anooying problem. Any time I change any file in the >/etc directory, the kernel panics and reboots. I can't change the password, >add ftp access, etc. I'm an experienced Unix administrator so it's not >that I'm doing something stupid. Can anyone help me out with this? > >-- > -Dave >drig@cybertise.com Lethal stuff. Are you using vipw or vi /etc/<name of passwd file> ? Try vipw. Other symptoms please? Hardware? -- God, Queen and Country Member - Liberal International NEVER Satan, President and Republic Board Member - Edmonton Heritage Nazarene Hating Bachelor's Living Republicanism is Satanism: Satan wants to usurp God from his throne just like republicans are out to dismiss monarchies. http://doctor.nl2k.edmonton.ab.ca/~doctor Newfoundland, go for Captain Canada, Vote Liberal 22 Feb.