Re: console connection prompts for root password

Thank you.  Things are working as expected now.

Lisa

Harris, David (IT Solutions US) wrote:
>    You are describing the difference between an 'allowed' connection,
> and a 'trusted' connection. :-)
>
>   In your conserver.cf file, at the bottom, try adding the IP address of
> the machine you are using the client from, and denoting it as "trusted".
> This presumes that you have faith in the authentication on the 'client',
> so then Conserver will not challenge you again for the password as you
> connect through the server. :-)
>
>         -Z-
>
> David 'Zonker' Harris
> Silicon Valley Service Delivery Center, Network Operations
>  
> Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Inc. 
> Infrastructure Management Services
> 39600 Eureka Drive
> Newark, CA  94560
> Tel:    510 624-5524
> Mob:    510 648-0701
> Fax:    510 624-5508
> mailto: david.k.harris@siemens.com 
> www.usa.siemens.com/it-solutions
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces@conserver.com [mailto:users-bounces@conserver.com]
> On Behalf Of Lisa Doherty
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 1:01 PM
> To: users@conserver.com
> Subject: console connection prompts for root password
>
> I'm new to this list and to conserver.  I have just set up an OpenGear 
> CM4148 console server attached to a single conserver client machine 
> running RedHat AS 4.  Things seem to be working fine, but I'd like to 
> make a change to the password behavior.
>
> Currently, I log in to the conserver client machine and attach to 
> "console fred".  The MOTD appears and I have to press the Enter key to 
> continue.  The I am prompted for a root password.  Once I enter that, I 
> get a console login prompt "fred console login:  ".  Is there a way to 
> configure conserver so that there is not a prompt for the root password 
> before receiving the console login prompt?
>
> I would like to be able to just attach to the console using "console 
> fred" and get the "fred console login:  " prompt without having any 
> other password prompt in between.
>
> Any help is appreciated,
>
> Lisa
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