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From: cruff@ncar.ucar.edu (Craig Ruff)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: Problems in setting up new accounts; garbage on screen at login
Keywords: new account screen garbage aux bill ted bogus
Message-ID: <11902@ncar.ucar.edu>
Date: 21 Jun 91 22:52:49 GMT
References: <100@frio.cs.utexas.edu>
Reply-To: cruff@ncar.UCAR.EDU (Craig Ruff)
Organization: Scientific Computing Division/NCAR, Boulder CO
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In article <100@frio.cs.utexas.edu> jonabbey@cs.utexas.edu (Jonathan David Abbey) writes:
>without any problems, but when I try to log in to a new account, the top
>of the screen becomes partially overwritten by approximately 6 columns of
>bit-garbage, covering an area from the top of the screen to approximately twice
>the height of the menu bar from the top.

I see this too, but my logons work.  I suspect this happens when switching
the screen depth, and the software doesn't notice until a little later.

>I would like to express my unhappiness as well that the sys-admin manuals are
>an optional extra, particularly when first evaluating the machine.  _Very_
>frustrating.

I don't think the manuals are worth the high price you have to pay.
While they are more informative than no manuals, they aren't great either.
-- 
Craig Ruff      	NCAR			cruff@ncar.ucar.edu
(303) 497-1211  	P.O. Box 3000
			Boulder, CO  80307