[8255] in Athena Bugs
vax 7.3N: xlogin
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Kozierok)
Mon Sep 23 13:45:53 1991
To: bugs@Athena.mit.edu
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 91 13:46:34 EDT
From: Robyn Kozierok <raek@Athena.mit.edu>
System name: valhalla
Type and version: CVAXSTAR 7.3N (1 update(s) to same version)
Display type: SM
What were you trying to do?
login to my account (on aphrodite) during aphrodite's downtime
What's wrong:
After being unable to locate my homedir, xlogin did not offer me
the option of logging in with a temporary home directory, but
instead just went back to the login screen after trying (once
or twice depending on my answer to the try again? question)
What should have happened:
I should have been allowed access to my account with a temporary
home directory
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
olh - common questions about accounts #20
says you should be able to do everything you need to do when your
fileserver is down except work on existing files
imo, this is a major bug -- people with problem sets to do need to be able
to access their athena accounts at all times -- it is bad enough to not
be able to access your files!
