TERMINAL DISABLED ERROR!!

From: Harinder Singh <singhh_at_vrinet.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 97 12:03:04 EST

     Hello all!
     
     We have a DEC Alpha 2100A running UNIX3.2G. We get this error pretty
     often on our systems, which we get when we try to log in as rot on the
     console:
     
     TERMINAL ACCESS IS DISABLED
     
     We can correct this error, by going in /dev directory and remove the
     file :0. Once, we remove the :0 file, root can log in at the console
     fine.
     
     My question is: How does the :0 file gets created? Can we avoid it's
     creation?
     
     Thanks in advance!
     
     Harry
Received on Mon Mar 17 1997 - 18:51:03 NZST