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List:       hpux-admin
Subject:    [HPADM] FW: Summary - root console access (hp-ux) - UPDATE
From:       "Kazakin, Leon" <Leon.Kazakin () CIBC ! ca>
Date:       2004-04-20 15:56:53
Message-ID: 39AE0CA14BCF6342BC137D67ECED8E2101708456 () WMMCC-C2-MEU01 ! na ! corp ! cibcwm ! com
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Thanks to Mark and Roger.
There's a workaround:

I just had this problem last night and made this discovery.  If I do have a special \
character in the passwd, put a backslash in front of that character when entering the \
passwd.  Worked for me (and then changed to password to get rid of it.)  

Mark



If you have a special char in your passwd, depending on the terminal,
you'll need to backslash-escape it (i.e. put a "\" in front of the special
char).

-Roger



-----Original Message-----
From: hpux-admin-owner@DutchWorks.nl
[mailto:hpux-admin-owner@DutchWorks.nl]On Behalf Of Kazakin, Leon
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:22 AM
To: hpux-admin@DutchWorks.nl
Subject: [HPADM] Summary - root console access (hp-ux)


Dear list,

Everybody kept telling me about /etc/securetty.
The problem was pegged by Anil (thank you!).

I had '@' in the passwd. Changing passwd to plain text made login on the console \
possible.

Thanks all,
Leon

-----Original Message-----
From: Anil <snip>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: [HPADM] root console access


Do you have special chars (like @,#) in your password?
If yes, it wont work. Change the password and try. If
your password length is more than 8 chars, enter first
8 chars only.

Anil
---
> All,
> 
> I cannot login directly as root to console. I can
> login using regular (non-root) account and then su
> to root.
> It's the same with telnet connection. I'd like to
> enable direct root access to the console, but how?
> 
> in /etc/securetty I have :
> console
> 
> It's hp-ux 11.0 L-class with HP Secure Web Console:
> 
> Global version: A1.9
> Software version: A.01.09.001  
> Boot version: A.01.09.001  
> Resources version: A.01.09.001  
> 

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