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From: sam@zeno.nscf.org (Sam Drinkard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Help (2nd) Can't login via serial port
Date: 21 Jan 1996 10:40:50 -0500
Organization: The National Science Center Foundation
Lines: 36
Message-ID: <4dtmq2$bs5@galois.nscf.org>
NNTP-Posting-Host: galois.nscf.org


First, thanks for the responders on my first go around.  The problem I have
is this.  Logins from a serial port issue the banner, and the "login:"
prompt.  Entering a user, or myself or my uucp host, all of whom have
passwords works Ok from the console, or vt.  Once the login name is sent,
"password:" is issued.  Enter password.  Nothing. No one, including myself
get any response back.  It just sits there idle.  Process on that particular
term show login -p (whoever).  

I created a dummy user, and used no initial password.  Dialed back in, and
with that dummy user, login went OK, and I got in, however, I had to 
stty sane to get a "normal" screen.  As soon as I added a password, and
tried to call back in, I got the same problem.  Never getting past password:.

I've checked passwords, groups, tty's, login.access, and read just about
every manpage and handbook even remotely connected.  The permissions appear
to be correct on login.  

One more thing..  if I login via serial (with no password set) then exec
login again, I can issue a user or system with a password, and it will
follow thru with no problems.

Might I have getty using wrong gettytab?  (std.19200, and have tried t.19200)
as one is telebit..  

What else is there to look at?

Thanks again...

-sam-

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