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Date:      Tue, 13 May 1997 11:28:23 +0300
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        jonc@pinnacle.co.nz
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 2.1.7 and COMPAT_43
Message-ID:  <33782627.7FD0@barcode.co.il>
References:  <Pine.SCO.3.95.970513110947.12912A-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz>

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jonc@pinnacle.co.nz wrote:
> 
> Hmm,
> 
> Just tried recompiling a kernel for 2.1.7, and removed the COMPAT_43
> option from the list. Upon rebooting, login behaves slightly strangely:
> 
>     login: root
>     root
>     Password:
> 
>     ...
> 
> It repeats the username typed in (there was a time when it actually
> echoed the password as well - but that was ages ago [2.1.5?]).
> 
> I somehow don't think that this login echo behaviour is intentional.
> Someone may care to look into it.
> 
> Cheers.
> --
> Jonathan Chen                          e-mail : jonc@pinnacle.co.nz
>   Pinnacle Software Ltd                Voice  : +64.9.415.4460
>   Auckland, New Zealand                Fax    : +64.9.415.4250

Why did you remove COMPAT_43? It's one of the things that's not meant to
be removed from the kernel config file (as the comment states). Most
noteably it breaks xterm.

Nadav



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