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Date:      Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:29:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "tjk@tksoft.com" <tjk@tksoft.com>
To:        craig@allmaui.com (Craig Cowen)
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [Fwd: telnet problems]
Message-ID:  <200004202129.OAA07149@uno.tksoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <38FF7335.29A8B158@allmaui.com> from "Craig Cowen" at Apr 20, 0 02:14:30 pm

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Craig,
On FreeBSD, you have des or md5. 
They behave the same in this case, though.
Your /etc/pam.conf file tells you how your
logins are authenticated. 

I would just keep going through the options until
you find the fix. 

Troy


> 
> "tjk@tksoft.com" wrote:
> 
> > Craig,
> >
> > I would look into what kind of authentication is used.
> > Do yyou use pam? Is local /etc/passwd file the first
> > one looked up, or is a networked db used?
> > See /etc/pam.conf, /etc/nsswitch.conf.
> >
> > Troy
> >
> > >
> > > Thank you for your help but let me clarify the problem.
> > >
> > > I sit down in front of machineA a.k.a. 192.168.1.1
> > > then I loging in and telnet to machineA a.k.a. 192.168.1.1
> > > it allows me to give it my username and pass and then hangs.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Craig
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 
> I am not using nis however a good idea thank you.
> I should be using des for authentication, correct?  I wonder if I
> installed something else.  How would I check?
> To all reading this, I am at work and will try your suggestions when I
> get home so please keep them coming.
> 
> 
> 
> 



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