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From: jeffl@NCoast.ORG (Jeff Leyser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: Problems porting login
Summary: login port not working
Keywords: login SysVr3 help
Message-ID: <1991May15.140424.2974@NCoast.ORG>
Date: 15 May 91 14:04:24 GMT
Organization: North Coast Public Access Un*x (ncoast)
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While trying to port a version of login I got from the archives from osu-cis
onto our Motorola Delta 8000 68030-based SysVr3 machine, I've run into a
major brick wall.

The login program works like a champ, except when called by rlogin!  When
rlogin calls login, the program comes to a screeching halt when it attempts a
gets() to get the password.  From what I can see, the gets() never returns.
I've tried everything I can think of -- don't call ioctl() to disable echo
before the gets(), use fgets() through both stdin and /dev/tty instead of
gets, and all have had the same result - nothing!  A little investigation
reveals my one and only clue -- rlogin calls 'login -r hostname', but I can't
find any documentation on what the -r is supposed to do.

Any and all help greatly appreciated!
-- 
Jeff Leyser                                     jeffl@NCoast.ORG