Mail Archives: cygwin/2002/08/14/10:53:19
Try doing a 'telnet localhost' instead of 'login'. This works for
me when I want to be 'root'.
(If I remember correctly, the problem with login has to do with the fact
that it needs to do some context switching which isn't possible unless
it's run as system, which apparently inetd/telnetd are)
On Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:08:49 -0400, Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) wrote:
>At 09:53 PM 8/13/2002, Joe Wilson wrote:
>>Both login and sshd used to work quite well on this machine -
>>for several weeks and after repeated reboots. Really, honest.
>>Since I upgraded a few packages in Cygwin via the Cygwin installer
>>they no longer work. Reverting the packages did not help.
>>Even erasing/reinstalling Cygwin did not help.
>
>
>OK, I believe you. ;-)
>
>
>>Yes, I know Cygwin login is largely useless, but surely Login.exe
>>must function in some regard or it would not have been included
>>in the Cygwin distribution.
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>
>Login's purpose has been to be invoked indirectly via services/daemon (like
>sshd, telnetd, etc). It won't work from user's other than SYSTEM without
>significant effort.
>
>
>>Of course it is a configuration issue.
>>Probably, as you suggest, something very simple. But I am out of ideas
>>that's why I am asking here. I have reviewed all previous discussions,
>>all Cygwin documentation as well as searched via Google to no avail.
>>I guess I will step through the login and crypto code with gdb.
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>
>Right. That's the most definitive way. ;-) Simple or not (and I'm not
>saying it's simple either).
>
>
>>Sorry for all the trouble.
>
>
>Not at all. It's a fair question. I just wanted to point the way to the
>"obvious" available sources of information in case you had overlooked them.
>Perhaps someone else on the list will have a specific suggestion for your
>problem.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>>--- "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com> wrote:
>> > I'll suggest that you review the email list archives about this and all
>> > the available documentation on these programs and inetd if you have not
>> > already. This general issue has come up many times before and the solution
>> > is generally a configuration one. Previous discussions and available
>> > documentation should help track down this problem. Don't worry about
>> > not being able to invoke "login" from the command line. The Cygwin
>> > version of this utility is not meant to be invoked from the command line.
>> > The issues you note when you do so are red herrings.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Larry Hall lhall AT rfk DOT com
>> > RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
>> > 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
>> > Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
>> >
>>
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