current-users: root login does not set terminal type (1.6 BETA 2)

Subject: root login does not set terminal type (1.6 BETA 2)
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Olaf Seibert <rhialto@polderland.nl>
List: current-users
Date: 06/18/2002 23:30:03

NetBSD/vax (xzan) (console)

login: root
Password:
Last login: Mon Jun 17 23:46:43 2002 on console
Jun 18 02:33:20 xzan login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON console
Jun 18 02:33:20 xzan login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON console
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NetBSD 1.6_BETA2 (GENERIC) #0: Sat Jun 15 18:39:21 UTC 2002

Welcome to NetBSD!

Terminal type? [unknown] vt100
Terminal type is vt100.                                                 
We recommend creating a non-root account and using su(1) for root access.
xzan# echo $term
unknown
xzan# echo $TERM   
unknown

-Olaf.
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