From: root@scs (Operator) Subject: Re: Anyone else have login-problems (password unrecognized) ? Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1993 03:41:46 GMT
In article <C21M2y.2s@bigcomm.gun.de> ado@bigcomm.gun.de (Christoph Adomeit) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I've got some problems with shadow/login on SLS 1.0.
>Sometimes I cannot login because my password is claimed to be false.
>However, I am sure I typed it in right. Sometimes I have to write it
>up to 10 times until it is recognized. I cannot make the same mistake 10-times.
>Also, I'am sure, I did not use backspace or something like that.
>Any ideas ?
I have noticed this problem dozens of times. It seems that hitting RETURN
a few times before entering the login solves the problem. Most of the time,
I forget, though, and end up having to re-login. I do not have a password
on my root account (since I am the only one with access to the computer),
but sometimes when I type in root for my login, it asks me for a password (!).
This is a rather annoying problem. Try recompiling the sources (which should
be on the s1 disk).
Actually, I have noticed problems with login that are far worse.
The login prompt for a fresh install of SLS says
softland login:
sometimes, though, it will just say
login:
pressing control-D at this point will bring you back to the softland login:
prompt.
Also, if you enter in a login for a non existant user (lets say 'fred'), here
is what happens :
softland login:fred
Password: <any password, since the user does not exist>
Login incorrect
login: <note that the 'softland' part is missing).
If you switch to another virtual console at this point, and do a ps, you will
notice the following process :
PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
.
.
xx x xx xxxx login fred
.
.
If you hit control-D, then the 'softland login:' prompt returns, and the
login process dies.
If you hold down control-D, or hit it a massive number of times from any
login: prompt, init will shut down that login process for 5 minutes because
it is respawning too quickly.
If anyone knows anything, or can help, it would be appreciated, especially
considering the importance of a program like login.
No email, please.
P
it respawns too quickly.