Problem: I am getting the error: No utmp entry, must login from lowest level shell when logging into my SCO OpenServer system. Cause: Either the root hard drive is full or one of the log files /etc/utmp, /etc/wtmp, /etc/utmpx, or /etc/wtmpx is corrupt. Solution: Check the system space using df -v or dfspace if the system available space is normal than do zero out the possible corrupt file out by performing the following at the command prompt: > /etc/utmp > /etc/utmpx > /etc/wtmp > /etc/wtmpx Then reboot when possible. There is a way to fix it remotely by making some space on the hardrive using a ftp connection. Using ftp you can also create empty files and overwrite those 4 files with it.
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