Someone posted a request a couple weeks ago about using the conserver in
an HP Superdome environment; I passed the question on to a friend who
does this and here's his response:
> PROBLEM
>
> While trying to connect to the *GSP* on the IP address, *gsp*
> is give the following error:
>
> *Force to *spy* *mode* by user admin*
>
> What is causing this, and how can it be corrected?
>
> CONFIGURATION
>
> HPUX-OS 11.x
> Superdome 32-way
>
> RESOLUTION
>
> In this case, it was necessary to kill the shell process
> (pid) in order to start a new getty. The procedure to do
> this follows.
>
> 1) Check if there is a getty running on the console:
>
> hostname:/home/root/.secure/etc#ps -ef | grep console
> root *18489* 1 0 Sep 16 console 0:00 -sh
> root 21620 18058 0 18:29:07 pts/4 0:00 grep console
>
> hostname:/home/root/.secure/etc#ps -ef | grep getty
> root 21642 18058 0 18:29:18 pts/4 0:00 grep getty
>
> ===> no getty running on console
>
> 2) Try to start with init q
>
> ==> If still no getty, go to step 3
>
> 3) Kill the shell that was running on console:
>
> hostname:/home/root/.secure/etc#kill -9 *18489* (use the
> pid of the -sh above)
>
> 4) Check for a getty again:
>
> hostname:/home/root/.secure/etc#ps -ef | grep getty
> root 21687 1 0 18:29:41 console 0:00
> /usr/sbin/getty console console
> root 21707 18058 0 18:29:47 pts/4 0:00 grep getty
>
> 5) *You should now be able to login on console via gsp.*
>
> *BACKGROUND:*
>
> If the hung shell process has filled up the audit log, you
> may also have to copy these 2 files to another directory and
> create new, empty files. The problem would be manifested
> after using a Ctrl B and receiving this message:
>
> "..file system of audit has 0% left you must specify a
> backup file now and attempt to switch to backup file failed".
>
> Use the command: ll /home/root/.secure/etc
> to check the file sizes of audfile1 and audfile2, then after
> copying them to a backup directory, recreate new files with
> the commands:
>
> # cat /dev/null > /home/root/.secure/etc/audfile1
> # cat /dev/null > /home/root/.secure/etc/audfile2
Hope this helps!
--
Rich Holland (913) 645-1950 SAP Technical Consultant
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