I'm clueless then, unless there is no root password set. I know X for
pmax won't let you log in without a root password set. Could that be it? All
my pmaxen are busy and my VS is formatting HD's so I can't check.
    I was thinking that maybe if he booted to single user, checked the
passwd and group files. If they are intact and the root password is set
correctly, isn't there a way to remap the console to a port? I seem to
remember seeing something in a kernel config file somewhere.


    Chris


on 1/25/00 11:17 PM, Chuck McManis at cmcmanis@mcmanis.com wrote:

> There is a ttySf, it is port 16 on the CXA16. In the /etc/ttys it appears
> in the middle. Add 'secure' to it and it will let you login as root. Or
> login to the console.
> 
> --Chuck
> 
> 
> At 03:33 AM 1/19/00 -0800, Rick Copeland wrote:
>> I have loaded an older version of NetBSD (1.3, yes I know it is old) on one
>> of my uVAX 3600's and it boots up fine and produces a login prompt.  When I
>> login in as "root" and hit enter for the first time I get the following:
>> 
>> login: root
>> root login refused on this terminal
>> login: LOGIN root REFUSED ON TTY ttySf
>> 
>> What is "ttySf"? I have gone in as single user and checked out /etc/ttys,
>> but there does not appear to be a "ttySf" that I can find.
>> 
>> Also, I have a laptop connnected to the 3600 as a console, I use it with my
>> other 3600's and it works just fine (using the same version of NetBSD).
>> Can anyone tell me what the problem might be and how to fix it?
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> RiCo
> 
>