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From: matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews)
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Subject: Re: Switching from single to multi-user NeXT - how hard?
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Date: 22 May 91 20:12:57 GMT
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In article <1991May22.182116.5305@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jbn35564@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu  
(J.B. Nicholson) writes:
> How hard is it to switch from a single to a multi-user NeXT?  Is it a
> command or something?  I don't have a NeXT yet, but I plan on getting
> one soon, and I was wondering.

> Thanks.
 
> Jeff

Not sure what you mean.  The NeXT *is* a multi-user machine by default.  You   
have to bring it up explicitely into single user mode by b?? -s (?? is sd, od,  
fd, en), then you can either logout and have it boot multiuser or just halt,  
and b??.

As far as having other people being able to log in, that requires a little bit  
of work.  If you have a net connection, you need to get an IP address and  
machine name from your local net administrator.  The whole process takes maybe  
five minutes once you have all the information.

Modem logins are a whole nuther story, and I suggest you grab Mark Adler's post  
on how to use a modem.  Might be available on some FTP site somewhere, or in  
the FAQ list. (?)

Mike