Xref: utzoo comp.sys.dec:3135 comp.unix.ultrix:3449 Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.unix.ultrix Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watcgl!idallen From: idallen@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Ian! D. Allen [CGL]) Subject: Re: Need help with DEC WINDOWS on DEC 3100 stations Message-ID: <1990May3.153107.8529@watcgl.waterloo.edu> Organization: University of Waterloo References: <1990May3.125502.14015@ecn.purdue.edu> Distribution: na Date: Thu, 3 May 90 15:31:07 GMT Lines: 18 >The problem is that whenever a person tries to log into the >client stations the DecWindows accepts the login and the password >and then seems to time out and return the login prompt. After >several tries (random number but usaly more than 5-6 tries) >it eventualy will allow a person to log into the system. I had this problem running DECwindows on a vs2000 with not much memory. The code for /bin/login is broken. The source we have shows someone put a setbuffer() call in the wrong place, causing the passwd to be read into a buffer that is then thrown away if the timing is right, which it seems to be on slow machines. Try this: type the login name, and then type the and the passwd and as fast as you can. If you get it done inside of the time allowed by an alarm(1) call (up to 1 second), you'll get on. My 3.1 source isn't on-line at the moment, so I can't be more specific about the problem. -- -IAN! (Ian! D. Allen) idallen@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca idallen@watcgl.waterloo.edu [129.97.128.64] Computer Graphics Lab/University of Waterloo/Ontario/Canada