[Info-vax] DECUServe is a Hobbyist Chapter

[P. Sture]

In article <mailman.58.1256182421.18305.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
 Ken Robinson <kenrbnsn at rbnsn.com> wrote:

> At 11:17 PM 10/21/2009, Dale E. Coy wrote:
> 
> >"Ken Robinson" <kenrbnsn at gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:89addd88-71e5-4f69-b5d1-bb94bef253e3 at o21g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
> >On Oct 21, 8:42 pm, "Dale E. Coy" <dalee... at obfuscation.yahoo.net>
> >wrote:
> >...
> > >I've trying to log in with my username, robinson, and the password I
> > >think I remember, but it's not working. When I try to log in as
> > >"PROBLEMS" I get prompted for a password. The same for all the other
> > >Helper type usernames.
> >
> > >Help???
> >
> > >Thanks
> >
> > >Ken
> >
> >I'll be happy to try to help.  But the symptoms you describe are confusing.
> >
> >1.  Are you using TELNET, as I stated was necessary?  Using some other
> >protocol _may_ not work correctly.
> 
> I was using SSH, not TELNET. When I switched to TELNET everything 
> worked as advertised.
> 
> Sorry for the double post, I didn't think the first one took... :-(
> 

The underlying problem here is that SSH doesn't seem able to cope with a 
sequence "it doesn't expect" i.e.

a) - an account with no password
b) - a VMS prompt for a new password where the old one has expired

TELNET copes with these just fine.  Since TELNET sends the password in 
the clear, for b) you can reset it using TELNET. It is of course good 
practice to log out and log in again using SSH and use SET PASSWORD to 
set a new value.

-- 
Paul Sture