INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/agetty" and Dirty bit is set

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Unidentified bug.

I have the version:
IPFire 2.27 (x86_64) - Kernel Update 172

After a clean install and configuration the system works fine for days. Then I lose access to the administrative panel, when I put the IP:444, it tells me that I do not have permissions to access that resource.

When trying to access root directly on the IPFIRE server, I put in the username and get this error:

INIT: cannot execute “/sbin/agetty”

It doesn’t ask me for a password or anything, that’s all it shows and it’s impossible to log in.

Finally I hit the hard reset button, and the system boots almost correctly except for this:

fsck.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31)
Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data be corrupt. Automatically remove dirty bit.

*** Filesystem was changed ***
Writing changes.
/dev/sda2: 5 files, 135/16339 clusters

Notice:
File system errors where found and have been corrupted. You may want to double-check that everything was fixed properly.

After finishing its boot, everything works fine.

During the time that access to the administrative page is lost and it also does not allow me to log in as root, the rules and all functions operate normally. Only that it is impossible to log in.

It always corrects itself when restarting but that happens every 3 or 4 days. Storage is an SSD.

Has this happened to anyone?

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Looks like your SSD, the cables or the controller has a fault that cause loosing access to the disk. In this case all current running tasks still works but the system cannot start new ones like a getty or the webgui.

The dirty filesystem message is normal if the system was not proper shutdown before.

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I understand. It is very likely that it is then a fault in the SSD. I’ll replace the SSD with a new one and see how it works. I will come to update in a few days.

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Indeed, what you mention is correct. It was a damage to the storage device. I have replaced with a new one and it seems that the problem is no longer present.

Thank you very much for your valuable suggestion.

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