No Password Prompt appears when trying to login

[Kesef]

Dear Helper/s

I have tried to add a login banner to our unix 10.20 server.

I have edit the /etc/issue file with the nessecary text. I then edit the /etc/inetd.conf file in the following manner:

I added "-b /etc/issue" at the end of the following:

"telnet stream tcp nowait root /etc/iiicpd telnetd"

All of above I have done not on the console but with WS_FTP Pro. I then wanted to go to the console and force inetd to re-read its config file with the command "inetd -c"

However, on the console I can't get the password prompt. I only get the new altered banner with the login prompt. If I typed the login name (root) instead of prompting me to enter the password it just return with the banner and login prompt again.

I have rebooted the server but with nou success. I can still login via WS_FTP.

Thank you in anticipation
Kesef Hattingh

 

[HornedOne]

Have you looked at permissions against the two files?
I'm not sure it would be that tho.

 

[Kesef]

Yes HornedOne,

I have looked at the permissions:

/etc/issues -R--R--R-- bib bib
/etc/inetd.conf -RW-R--R-- root iii

Kesef Hattingh

 

[arathorn]

Hello:

I would check /etc/inittab to see if there is some kind of corruption there. My line for /sbin/sh is the following:
link::wait:/sbin/sh -c "/sbin/rm -f /dev/syscon; /sbin/ln /dev/systty /dev/syscon" >/dev/console 2>&1

Check that the device file /dev/console is ok and that there aren´t any process different than sh that are running with console as terminal.
Check the security settings of the console (Ctrl B to enter in the configuration menu)

I hope this help,
Mario.