Re: problem... (vvor)

> From: "vvor" <[email protected]>
> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:04:03 -0500
> Subject:  problem...
>
> When I boot, all I get is a little window in the upper right:
>
> ClientList SessionLog
> Checkpoint Shutdown
>
> and a window in the bottom right:
> Console log for rat.thirdeyemediaworks.com


Suggestion #1:  disable graphical boot, until you solve problem.

My first thought was your server had been compromised, so I googled for
"thirdeyemediaworks" and discovered it is possibly your own machine?  At
least, someone named Vora is associated with that domain.  Is
"rat.thirdeyemediaworks.com" the FQDN name of the problem machine, or of a
different one?

>
> I can't do anything with my mouse, which is just dancing all around the
screen.
> I can't open a terminal window. If I telnet in with another machine, I can
> startkde, but my mouse is so crazy, I can't click anything.
>
> I can do stuff su-ing as root from another machine, although all the paths
are
> messed up. For instance, I edit my firewall script and try to restart it via
> telnetting, but the script cannot find ifconfig! It can't get my eth0 ip.

What, exactly, do you mean by "all the paths are messed up" ?  Are directories
actually missing, or are you just talking about the PATH environment?  Can you
cd to, for example, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts ?  Are all the expected
files there?

>
> I wouldn't mind doing everything from a terminal from within my net, but how
do
> I fix my paths without screwing stuff up? When I tried to restart my
firewall,
> everyone lost internet access because of this paths thing.
>
> Any help is much appreciated...
>
> vora

Suggestion #2: examine /var/log/boot.log and /var/log/messages very carefully,
and also any old versions (e.g. /var/log/boot.log.1, .2, ...), to see what may
have changed since the last "good boot."  (List members may have better
suggestions on how to find such changes, but you might start there.)

I wish I could be more help.  Sorry.

Jim