another addendum, here's the real symptom in daemon.log: c0n5:/var/log>> tail daemon.log Nov 22 12:24:13 c0n5 init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:24:13 c0n5 init: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:24:13 c0n5 init: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:24:13 c0n5 init: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:53 c0n5 init: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:55 c0n5 init: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:55 c0n5 init: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:55 c0n5 init: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:55 c0n5 init: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes Nov 22 12:30:55 c0n5 init: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes c0n5:/var/log>>
i have only seen this with dial-in lines and mgetty. but this is the root of the problem. dave -- Dave Mallery, K5EN (debian testing & woody) PO Box 520 .~. _ Ramah, NM 87321 /V\ -o) no gates... /( )\ /\\ running Debian GNU/Linux no windows! ^^^^^ _\_v free at last! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]