T2000 Solaris 10 console login

[tplassman]

When I connect to the T2000 admin port using Hyperterm on a PC it tells me that the root password is invalid, but the root password works fine when I establish a telnet session.

Is there a difference between logging in on the console under Solaris 10 and logging in through telnet? If so how to I reestablish my ability to login through the console?

Tom Plassman
Worthington Schools

 

[Annihilannic]

Are there any strange characters in the root password that may be interpreted differently because of character set settings, etc.? If so, try changing it to a simpler one perhaps.

The usual problem is the reverse, that you can log in to the console but not via telnet, and that's controlled by the CONSOLE=setting in /etc/default/login. May be worth checking that in case...

Any clues in the system logs? May be worth enabling auth.debug in syslog.conf and sending the output to a file somewhere to see why it's preventing the login.

Annihilannic.