REPOST: halt/shutdown not working --pls help!!

["vinod abraham" <vinodab@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear friends,
Must do some philanthrophy!
Instead of hurling ****ing abuses!!
Pls help me with the prob given below.
THIS IS A REPOST.
vinod.


> Dear friends,
> most of the tty's are not taking any command.
> kill of process by "kill -9" leading to process going defunct.
> No "halt" or "shutdown" command working.
> Upon going to su --msg that "PAM_pwdb [  ] session coming.
> i am using linux 2.2.9 mdk version on penium.
> pls help
> Vinod.
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