attaching '/dev/tty' to control group from getty
baird at ucf-cs.UUCP
baird at ucf-cs.UUCP
Fri Jan 30 03:36:18 AEST 1987
I am attempting to write a new getty to run on an IBM RT running
AIX ( SYSV ). The client for our package wants a friendlier logon
screen based upon curses. They want two methods of logging on.
If they give a userid/passwd combo then they will enter into our
package. If they enter UNIX for the userid they want to get a
regular unix login.
My problem is that when I exec '/bin/login', login only prompts
for the userid, and always lets the user in without asking for
a passwd. The best I can tell is that '/dev/tty' is not being
associated with the control group. The reason that the user is
not prompted for a passwd is that 'getpass' tries to open '/dev/tty'
and when it can't it return's NULL which login is not expecting.
Can any body validate my observations, and hopely tell me how
to attach '/dev/tty' to the control group.
Larry Baird
uucp: {ihnp4!decvax,peora}!ucf-cs!baird Dept. of Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816
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Larry Baird
uucp: {ihnp4!decvax,peora}!ucf-cs!baird Dept. of Computer Science
arpa: baird.ucf-cs at csnet-relay University of Central Florida
csnet:baird at ucf Orlando, FL 32816
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