If the terminal is not showing the login prompt,what's the
1st thing you should check?and how do you solve the problem?
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Answer / lokesh
First check if the host is up. Try ping, then traceroute
and nslookup to check if the server is down.
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Answer / mallick
The $HOME must be an NFS mount and it's hanging.
The system must be swapping.
Not sure but if /etc/nologin is touched.
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