Re: [hosers-talk] "Console login:" on RS/6000

[Jeff Schroeder <jeffs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What version of AIX did you install?  I'm not sure what the console login 
is, but try some commands like 'smit' to see if they get you anywhere.

I used to be an IBM administrator, so maybe i can help you with more 
information.  The 'console login' doesn't sound familiar.  There might be a 
default login that i can't remember right now.

jeff

At 09:35 PM 7/23/2003, Peter K. Himmelfarb wrote:
> I sent this message to some members of hosers-talk already.  My
> apologies if you got this already:
>
> I recently set up hyperterminal session on windows platform to connect to 
> an old RS/6000.
>
> The initial install from CD-ROM went fine, I selected to overwrite 
> existing install.
>
> As install was in the reboot process after processing first CD-ROM it came 
> up with
> a "Console login:" prompt. Yet I had not set a password for root.
>
> When I entered root I wasn't even prompted for a password.  It just 
> repeated "Console login:" again.
>
> Rebooted with install media and selected maintenance mode for system 
> recovery.  This way
>
> I was able to get to a root prompt, reset root password, even run 
> `install_assist`.  I created another user and while in maintenance
> mode checked that the passwords worked for root and user by `su`?ing to 
> each user.
>
> I rebooted in ?normal mode? and experienced the same thing on the 
> hyperterminal ­  just received a ?console login:? and
> after entering login it did not prompt me for a password but just 
> reprompted me for my login.
>
> Why is the serial terminal not prompting me for password after entering 
> login name?
>
> Sigh.

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