please help newbie with login problem

From: cormac (support_at_buywebspace.com)
Date: 05/14/03 

Date: 13 May 2003 15:17:29 -0700

hi

I'm very new to UNIX so please bear with me.

I've got an old AlphaServer 2100 running UNIX 4. The machine boots
right up to login, and then the screen goes blank. I've asked around
and here is what I've been told the situation is:

"I assume this machine was once hooked upto several different
terminals,
and the last person to logoff was on one of those terminals, not on
the
main machine. Hence, the login will only work on the terminal that was
last using it - a built-in security aspect of unix. I've had a lot of
fun trying to get around this in the past!

Alternatively, most unix boxes have "virtual terminals" which can be
accessed usually by the <cntrl> key plus the F1-F12 keys.

When you see the login go dead, try holding the <cntrl> key, and
pressing the F keys, F1-F12. See if any of those come up with a login
prompt."

I've tried all variations I can think of following the above advice
but with no luck. Is there a command that will pull up a login screen,
and is there any further info I'd need to supply in order to solve
this problem?

If anyone can help, please do and if you can't thanks anyway for
reading. :-)

/cormac

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