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OSR5 FAQ
Why do I get "can't find user in protected password database" in syslog?
These simply mean that someone telneted to the box and logged in incorrectly.
Cannot access terminal control database entry
This means that SCO's TCB files are munged - someone has used a tyy that the system doesn't think exists. To bring everything in line, try (as root):
ttyupd /tcb/bin/ale /etc/auth/system/ttys pttyupd
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