[svlug] Linux working with Solaris?

[Nomad the Wanderer]

Not as root.  As a non-root user.

Thus spake Guy Cole (guycole at netcom.com):

> For the sun, you must be on the console to log in as root.
> 
> I'm not sure how to disable that.  but it's a feature.  Hehehe...
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Guy Cole (KQ6J) * "Expert Plain And Fancy Bit Twiddling" * guycole at netcom.com
>     "One of the thundering herd of computer nurds in Silicon Valley, USA"
> 
> On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Nomad the Wanderer wrote:
> 
> > Ok,
> >   I'ved asked in a number of places and no-one has a good answer so I'll
> > harrass the good people of SVLUG now.
> > 
> >   At my office I have a Sun Sparc 5 running 2.6 and acting as a NIS slave
> > server.  I have 2 Linux boxes binding to the Sun Box.  All the other Sun
> > boxes bound to it are working fine.  The linux boxes can do a ypmatch 
> > and seem to work find.  The problem though is if I try to log in on the
> > console.  It says incorrect password.  I can rsh in though just fine.
> > If I try to login on one of the other Sun boxes it lest me.  I've verified
> > the passwd strings between the machines though.
> > 
> >   Anyone have any thoughts?  I have tried most anything, but will be 
> > willing to try again.
> > 
> > Robert
> > 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Robert L. Harris                |   Windows --
> > Senior System Administrator II  |        Proof Micro$oft has
> >   at Great West Life.           \_            a room full of monkeys.
> > 
> > http://www.orci.com/~nomad
> > 
> > DISCLAIMER:
> >       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> > 
> > FYI:
> >  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> > 
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Robert L. Harris                |   Windows --
Senior System Administrator II  |        Proof Micro$oft has
  at Great West Life.           \_            a room full of monkeys.

http://www.orci.com/~nomad

DISCLAIMER:
      These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.

FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'

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