Craig Green wrote:
> When booting SCO 5.0.7 and the process reaches the following prompt.
>
> Type CONTROL-d to proceed with normal startup,
> (or give root password for system maintenance):
>
> The key sequence control-d is ignored. I have swapped keyboards and the
> problem still exists. It used to work but has stopped after installing
> an updated EFS from HP. The server is a HP dl380/g4. The EFS currently
> installed is 5.64a. Have tried 5.66a and 5.68a. You can key in the
> password for root and go into system maintenance mode. Control-d will
> work here to exit maintenance mode. If I let the system boot into
> multi-user mode the control-d key sequence works here as well.
>
> Has anyone any idea as to what is causing this?

Probably ioctl.syscom

See http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_sco...tl_syscon.html

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Tony Lawrence
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Tony Lawrence wrote:
> Craig Green wrote:
>
>> When booting SCO 5.0.7 and the process reaches the following prompt.
>>
>> Type CONTROL-d to proceed with normal startup,
>> (or give root password for system maintenance):
>>
>> The key sequence control-d is ignored. I have swapped keyboards and
>> the problem still exists. It used to work but has stopped after
>> installing an updated EFS from HP. The server is a HP dl380/g4. The
>> EFS currently installed is 5.64a. Have tried 5.66a and 5.68a. You can
>> key in the password for root and go into system maintenance mode.
>> Control-d will work here to exit maintenance mode. If I let the system
>> boot into multi-user mode the control-d key sequence works here as well.
>>
>> Has anyone any idea as to what is causing this?
>
>
> Probably ioctl.syscom
>
> See http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_sco...tl_syscon.html
>
Thank you for the response. I have checked out the link. I will
arrange to test the fix over the weekend.

"Craig Green" wrote in message
news:%agDe.118$ka6.546@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
> Tony Lawrence wrote:
>> Craig Green wrote:
>>
>>> When booting SCO 5.0.7 and the process reaches the following prompt.
>>>
>>> Type CONTROL-d to proceed with normal startup,
>>> (or give root password for system maintenance):
>>>
>>> The key sequence control-d is ignored. I have swapped keyboards and the
>>> problem still exists. It used to work but has stopped after installing
>>> an updated EFS from HP. The server is a HP dl380/g4. The EFS currently
>>> installed is 5.64a. Have tried 5.66a and 5.68a. You can key in the
>>> password for root and go into system maintenance mode. Control-d will
>>> work here to exit maintenance mode. If I let the system boot into
>>> multi-user mode the control-d key sequence works here as well.
>>>
>>> Has anyone any idea as to what is causing this?
>>
>>
>> Probably ioctl.syscom
>>
>> See http://aplawrence.com/SCOFAQ/FAQ_sco...tl_syscon.html
>>
> Thank you for the response. I have checked out the link. I will arrange
> to test the fix over the weekend.

I had the problem on 5.0.6 as you described it. The removal of the file did
the trick.

Ron