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From: pmcmahon@ukpyr3.uk.oracle.com (Peter McMahon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.pyramid
Subject: Problem porting X11R4 clients to OSx5.0
Keywords: xterm, su, Sorry
Message-ID: <1990Jul23.124154.19068@oracle.com>
Date: 23 Jul 90 12:41:54 GMT
Reply-To: pmcmahon@oracle.com (Peter McMahon)
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Organization: Oracle UK
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So I get my X11R4 tape and do the biz about configuration files, point
a compiler at it and it all seems to compile and work nicely, BUT...

I can't "su" from within an xterm.  If I try it says "Password:\nSorry".
Interestingly enough, if I run a script(1) from within the xterm I can
su without incident.

Sounds like sick psuedo terminal characteristics to me, but what is su
trying to set?  Also, xterm _appears_ to be sending all output unbuffered
to the server.  I say this because I'm using a slow X-terminal and I can feel
the gaps between the characters.

Anybody got any bright ideas?

Peter McMahon					Phone: +44 (0)344 41 5015
Oracle UK, Bracknell, Berks, U.K.		Email: pmcmahon@oracle.com