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Date:      Wed, 8 May 1996 19:30:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Benjamin Tomhave <tomhavbe@martin.luther.edu>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: more ideas: HELP!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960508192731.9054C-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.92.960508152314.27699D-100000@martin.luther.edu>

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On Wed, 8 May 1996, Benjamin Tomhave wrote:

> 
> When I am on the x-console as root, I try to open an xterm window -- it
> opens, but immediately writes to that xterm the message:
> 
> xterm: Can't execvp tcsh

Did you knock out "options COMPAT_43" from your kernel?  If so put it 
back and recompile.  this may be related to the below problem.  

> Next...I can telnet out of the machine.  I can ftp (non-anon) in and out
> of the machine.  The only problem is when you try and login to the
> machine. You type your username.  You type your password.  THEN it tells
> you "Login incorrect."  However, you know for a fact that the computer is
> full of crap because you just logged-into the same account with the same
> username and password from the x-console 2 seconds earlier.

No, the computer is doing what it is supposed to and not allowing you to 
login when you are using a shell not listed in /etc/shells.  Put 
/usr/local/bin/tcsh (or wherever it is on your system, assuming you're 
using tcsh; replace appropriately) in /etc/shells and try again.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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