Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:00:03 -0800 From: chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: Michael Imamura <gte255n@prism.gatech.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Eterm error when going su Message-ID: <200111261500743.SM03544@there> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0111262223260.1156-100000@acmey.gatech.edu> References: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0111262223260.1156-100000@acmey.gatech.edu>
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On Monday 26 November 2001 02:28 pm, Michael Imamura wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2001, chip wrote:
> > I have Eterm 0.9.1 installed and working. but when I su I get the
> > following error:
> >
> > _su: cannot open /etc/termcap.
> > _su: using dumb terminal settings.
> >
> > /etc/termcap is symlinked to /usr/share/misc/termcap. The permissions are
> > set to read and execute by all.
> > Any ideas what this means and how I can fix it?
>
> Just a shot in the dark (and because I didn't see any other replies),
there haven't been any other replies.
> check the value of $TERM from within Eterm ("echo $TERM"). If it's
> "Eterm", then that might be causing some problems.
it is Eterm
> Try starting Eterm with "Eterm --term-name xterm-color" to see if that
> fixes the problem.
I did, it doesn't work.
> The term name can also be set in the theme config file
> (look for the line that starts with "term_name").
I opened up the themes.cfg file and changed the term_name line to xterm-color
but am still getting the same errors when going to su. I verified the change
with echo $TERM.
> Hope this helps.
Unfortunately is doesn't. Any other ideas? I am going to give this machine to
a friend so he can learn fbsd, and I would like it to work without any
errors, no matter how small.
--
Chip
> - Michael Imamura mimamura@resnet.gatech.edu
> LUG@GT Web Guy http://www.lugatgt.org/
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