From owner-freebsd-questions Thu May 14 20:12:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA19998 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 14 May 1998 20:12:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from castor.loco.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA19975 for ; Thu, 14 May 1998 20:12:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by castor.loco.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA15535; Thu, 14 May 1998 23:06:10 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199805150306.XAA15535@castor.loco.net> Subject: Re: Root user can't login In-Reply-To: <19980514184904.10693.qmail@hotmail.com> from Giap Vu at "May 14, 98 11:49:04 am" To: giqu@hotmail.com (Giap Vu) Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 23:06:10 -0400 (EDT) Cc: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Giap Vu wrote: > > This works perfectly without having to su root. However when I try, > for > > example, change the IP address by typing /stand/sysinstall; I get > > the installation screen. But when I choose the "Configure" option by > > using the arrow key, FreeBSD exits to the prompt. Try access by > typing > > c, there's nothing happens. Try other options I get same result. > > Dave wrote: > >Hmm. this is troubling. I can imagine two sources of problems. > >In the previous message, I really intended to imply that /all/ > >the ttyXX lines be made secure. Perhaps sysinstall is using more > >than one pty? This doesn't sound very likely to me. > > >Another possibility is that the terminal emulation that the W95 uses > >is somehow wrong, and the "curses" interface of sysinstall is unhappy > >with it. > > >After loggin in to the BSD box, what does BSD think your terminal > >is? (echo $TERM) > > >When logging into the BSD box, does the vi editor work as expected? > >That is a good test of terminal emulation. > > I checked: > - All the lines ttypX were changed to "network secure." > - echo $TERM returns ANSI. > - vi works fine. > - In addition, I also test on NT 4.0. The result is the same. Quite > frustrating hah. Well, this leaves me at a loss. Hmm. to change the IP address, edit the file /etc/rc.conf by hand. Also check /etc/hosts, possibly DNS files, if they are being used. Dave -- <----. mail-to: djv@bedford.net <----|=================================== <----' Zber Qnrzbaf, Srjre Qrivyf! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message