Re: [cobalt-users] Newbie to list, problem with Qube3 desktop andadmin interface

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Shugarts wrote:

> Thanks for any help you can provide. I have rebooted the entire machine
> several times, but the admin server will not come back. I am not sure of the
> specific Telnet command for restarting it individually (I thought "start
> httpd" from root worked for both).

Restarting the entire Raq should have restarted all the services.  I
generall restart services this way:

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/<servicename> restart

where <servicename> is the name of the service I'm restarting.

To see a list of the services that'll restart this way, do:

# ls -l /etc/rc.d/init.d/*

> However, it looks as though I have other problems that were not evident
> until a fellow Listee suggested that I look at the error logs. We
> corresponded a bit off-list and he feels I am in deep trouble. So I have
> been making plans to restore the server, and I have obtained the OS 6.4 disk
> image from Cobalt to do that job. I have just crossed my fingers that the
> essential processes of the Cobalt will carry on until I can do it.

Reading between the lines it sounds as if you're saying you were hacked;
always safest to rebuild after a hack.

> If you like, I will be glad to send you the extracts of the error logs. I
> was having a fine time executing upgrades and patches in Bluelinq and not
> realizing that they were apparently causing problems. Some patches did not
> require reboots, and some did, but it was all handled through Bluelinq. I
> went through several reboots in Bluelinq without hassles, and I was
> operating with the admin GUI, until the last pass, which was the upgrade
> from OS 6.1 to 6.2. However, the error logs perhaps show a different tale.

So now it sounds like you're not saying you were hacked.  No need to
send me the logs, but perhaps you'll feel comfortable posting a snippet
here to show us what you mean, so we can all learn.

Thanks!

Jeff
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