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 > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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