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Date:      Fri, 15 May 1998 02:00:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Jerry Blancher <flerll@kaschynna.com>
To:        Giap Vu <giqu@hotmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: Root user can't login
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980515015845.2265A-100000@kaschynna.com>
In-Reply-To: <19980514184904.10693.qmail@hotmail.com>

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On Thu, 14 May 1998, Giap Vu wrote:

> > Giap Vu wrote:
> > >    I try to telnet my FreeBSD computer from a Windows 95 using the
> > root 
> > > account and get the message "Login incorrect."  I wonder if this is
> 
> Dave answered: 
> > Change the pty lines in /etc/ttys from lines like this:
> > 	ttyp0   none                    network
> > To lines like this:
> > 	ttyp0   none                    network secure
> > Then send a HUP to init:
> > 	kill -HUP 1
> 
> New problem:
> 
> > 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.

 Term type needs to be vt100.. least on my comm. program, I need to enable
vt100 in order to use /stand/sysinstall properly.

jerry
>  
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