Re: please help newbie with login problem

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Date: 05/14/03

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    Power down. Unplug the keyboard and monitor then hookup a terminal or PC
    with a terminal program using a null modem between the terminal/PC and the
    2100's console port.

    Don Woodward
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    "cormac" <support@buywebspace.com> wrote in message
    news:49af7ada.0305131417.20e560ba@posting.google.com...
    > 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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