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    SubjectRe: Test 8 Kernel Unable to get the password prompt?
    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. 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 sure what is new enough.
    >
    > On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 09:32:37PM -0700, 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 down my
    > > > PC the incorrect and most unfortunate way leading to
    > > > filesys errors upon reboot to an older saved kernel
    > > > image.
    > >
    > > Are you getting both the username and password prompts
    > > and then getting nothing after entering the password?
    > > This is a behavior I am seeing on a laptop Pentium II.
    > > In my case, I can CTRL-ALT-F[1-6] to get to another
    > > VT. All attempts to log in any VT display meet the same
    > > fate. Also, attempting to log in using GDM fail in
    > > this way. In my case, the UI GDM continues to respond.
    > >
    > > Lastly, trying to CTRL-ALT-DEL to initiate a shutdown
    > > does cause the TERM and KILL signals to be sent to
    > > all processes. Then the shutdown process locks up
    > > after a message is printed about unloading the
    > > keyboard driver.
    > >
    > > Interestingly, if I boot in single mode ("linux single"
    > > at the boot prompt), and then load GDM, I am able to
    > > log on with no trouble.
    > >
    > > I have sent a message to the maintainer of the
    > > shadow-utils package, but have gotten no response.
    > >
    > > I suspect this problem has to do with a fsck-up on
    > > my part in getting util-linux configured properly when
    > > I built it. I rebuilt util-linux with the sources
    > > pointed to by Changes several development kernel
    > > revisions ago (~2.4.0-test7).
    > >
    > > Miles
    > >
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    Gerhard Mack

    gmack@innerfire.net

    <>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.

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