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Hi,

On Mon, Sep 21, 1998 at 05:27:07PM +0200, Jakeson Angulo wrote:
> We are using mgetty 1.1.9 here on linux 2.0.30.
> I tried telneting to our router and dialing up to a modem connected to
> com1 (we're using USR) of my linux box. Now, I receive the login prompt,
> type my username,but when I press enter, no more password prompt would 
> follow.
> Strangely, when I edit the password file and delete the "x" representing
> the shadowed password, the login process would be successful --- with
> the absence of password authentication.

Sounds like a problem with the carrier detect (DCD) line or the way
mgetty is started on the server side (run from inittab!).

Show the log file.

gert
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