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From: Ish Rattan <ishwar@pal...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] standalone cpu/auth server??
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:00:12 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Russ Cox wrote:

> After you invalidate the nvram with the echo,
> you need to fill it in at the prompts.
>
> password: <anything you like>
> authid: whatever user you want, like "bootes"
> authdom: authentication domain, just a comment, like cps.cmich.edu.
>
> The bad arg in system call is likely because you're
> not typing a user id at the authid prompt.  That's also
> why the empty string shows up as a user in your
> who listing.
Got this far (and thanks). I did use auth/changeuser for user glenda
but connection attempt using  drawterm doesn't get beyond
challenge/response attempts.

-ishwar