Linux Problem?

[jrussell at world.std.com (Jacob Hale Russell)]

/etc, /etc/termcap, /etc/utmp, /etc/wtmp all exist. Permissions are: 
rw-r--r-- for all files in the directory; is that correct? Are there any 
lines that I may need to change in the /etc/termcap file? I've tried 
changing several things but it doesn't do anything...still says "Unknown 
terminal type con80x25" or "Who are you? (unable to look up login 
name"/"Cannot find mail for user ubulit." Any other ideas?

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|            Jacob Hale Russell          |
|         jrussell at world.std.com         |
|             BCSHale at aol.com            |
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On Mon, 26 Jun 1995, luoma wrote:

> > What about "can't  find /etc/termcap" ...
> As "man termcap" says, /etc/termcap is an ASCII file
> that lists the capabilities of many different types
> of terminals.  I suspect that something is wrong
> with your file system.  If you do "ls /etc" and fail
> to find "termcap" then you may to rebuild your linux system
> (how depends on how much work you have already invested).
> 
> > 
> > Anybody know anything about "Unknown term type con80x25",
> > which is the message I get on my Linux screen when I log
> > in under my own name?
> In /etc/termcap, con80x25 is the single most basic, widely
> used type of terminal (this is the ``console'' screen).
> Its lack would be consistent with a missing /etc/termcap.
> 
> > ... or "can't read /etc/utmp"?
> On my system /etc/utmp is linked to /var/adm/utmp, but the link
> should still exist and point to an existing file.
> "utmp" and "wtmp" are the login record files.
> 
> > And why when I try to open a
> > mail program does it say
> > "Who are you? (unable to look up login name)"? Any  ideas?
> 
> This error suggests (as strange as it may sound) that
> the /etc/passwd file is missing (which begs the question of
> how did you log in to begin with); one might wonder if there
> is even a /etc directory.  In any event, it sounds like your
> files have gotten corrupted in some way.
> 
> 
> -- 
> robert j luoma     <pussycat at world.std.com>
>