Re: VPS instance crashed, hangs during boot

[Mayuresh <mayuresh%acm.org@localhost>]

On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 11:27:58AM +0530, Mayuresh wrote:
> A NetBSD 8.1 amd64 Hetzner VPS instance was found to be on db> prompt with
> no known event that led to it. Its ssh (key only access), http ports were
> open and it was running postfix. Something nasty by someone can't be ruled
> out.
> 
> Attached is a screen shot where it hangs on reboot.
> 
> It's important to get this back up as soon as possible. Would appreciate
> quick help.

Tried attaching the screen shots, but may be the mailing list blocks them.
I have kept them here:

When the boot just hangs:
http://mayuresh.sdfeu.org/boothangs.jpg

When the boot drops to a db prompt
http://mayuresh.sdfeu.org/dbprompt.jpg

-- 
Mayuresh