[8721] in Athena Bugs
decmips 7.3P: login/password
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Roger A. Roach)
Fri Dec 6 18:55:02 1991
To: bugs@Athena.MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 91 18:54:47 EST
From: Roger A. Roach <rar@Athena.MIT.EDU>
System name: rar
Type and version: KN01 7.3P (1 update(s) to same version)
Display type: PMAX-CFB
What were you trying to do?
login from home.
What's wrong:
I have found that login seems very parity sensitive. In particular,
I can not get in if my terminal is set at anything except for "7 bits, space
parity". It will claim incorrect password each time until I switch to 7S
parity. I have tried this with three modems at 1200 and 2400 baud. I call
my DADN number (8-7364) through the 5ESS modem pool to my ISDN phone which
is connected to my DECstation 3100. This is the same setup that used to
work successfully with my previous VS2. I assume something in login is
sensitive to parity on the DECMIPS port that was not so on the VS2 port.
Once I get logged in, I can change my parity back to 7E (or anything) and
all works OK until I try to logout and back in.
What should have happened:
It shouldn't matter which parity I am at.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
???
