Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-13 Thread Helge Hafting
Steven Walter wrote: > > If you're logging in as root, this is probably a result of the VT not > being named in /etc/securetty. Devfsd mucks up the names, so you can > either include "1," which would allow root logins from pseudo-terminals > and other insecure places, or upgrade your util-linux

Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-12 Thread Gerhard Mack
That's not correct .. the latest until-linux does not appear to fix the problem and there seems to be the same problem with PAM. Gerhard On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Steven Walter wrote: > > If you're logging in as root, this is probably a result of the VT not > being named in /etc/securetty.

Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-12 Thread Andries Brouwer
On Tue, Sep 12, 2000 at 03:34:22PM +, Steven Walter wrote: > If you're logging in as root, this is probably a result of the VT not > being named in /etc/securetty. Devfsd mucks up the names, so you can > either include "1," which would allow root logins from pseudo-terminals > and other inse

Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-12 Thread FORT David ou popo
Miles Lane wrote: On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, David Freedom wrote: > I tried configuring the kernel to the least amount of > configured options to almost none and I still cannot > get the password prompt. > > My system hangs and is unable to do anything. > unfortunetly the only thing I can do is power d

Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-12 Thread Steven Walter
If you're logging in as root, this is probably a result of the VT not being named in /etc/securetty. Devfsd mucks up the names, so you can either include "1," which would allow root logins from pseudo-terminals and other insecure places, or upgrade your util-linux to a newer version; I'm not sur

Re: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-11 Thread Miles Lane
On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, David Freedom wrote: > I tried configuring the kernel to the least amount of > configured options to almost none and I still cannot > get the password prompt. > > My system hangs and is unable to do anything. > unfortunetly the only thing I can do is power down my > PC th

Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?

2000-09-11 Thread David Freedom
I tried configuring the kernel to the least amount of configured options to almost none and I still cannot get the password prompt. My system hangs and is unable to do anything. unfortunetly the only thing I can do is power down my PC the incorrect and most unfortunate way leading to filesys err