After waiting most of the day and logging in eventually....I now have not been able to login for several hours.
Login Failed:
Second Life is temporarily closed for maintenance.
Logins are currently restricted to employees only.
Check www.secondlife.com/status for updates.
Checked there...no updates...
Second Life Offline
The Second Life login is currently restricted to Lindens only. We expect to return service to all residents shortly.
According to the Second Life front, home page, there are 3,378 online.
What gives? What a wasted day.