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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Erase/kill on login
Message-ID: <14020022@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Mar 88 03:23:04 GMT
References: <263@stcns3.stc.oz>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> Anyway, here's an idea.  Extend gettydefs to allow specifications of
> the form "erase=^H kill=^U".  They could even be made the default after
> login.  Or somehow convince ATT + dealers that #/@ is silly.  Does ANYONE
> out there still use them?

We solved this in HP-UX by having getty accept both sets of characters
as erase and kill.  You can use #, or ^H for erase, and @ or ^U for kill.
If you use ^H while trying to enter the login name or password,
getty will set your erase character to ^H.  Likewise with ^U.

It gets hard, though, if you have these characters in your username
or your password.  :-)

Dave Decot
hpda!decot