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Re: [imap-2000a-cygwin-bin] imap authentication - problem of "/usr/bin/login.exe"?


At 09:10 PM 5/22/2002, Wei Ku wrote:
>Following my previous message, I did some further test with
>/usr/bin/login.exe.  On a W2K system, running login.exe as Administrator
>always fail:
>
>//MORIARTY/.../administrator $ login
>login: Administrator
>Password:
>Login incorrect
>login: weiku
>Password:
>Login incorrect
>
>Note that using ssh to log in from a remote site with password
>authentication does work.  Is this a problem of my setting, or a bug in
>login?
>
>Any feedback is appreciated.



Check the email archives for information about "login".  You'll find that it
is not provided as an interactive utility.  Don't try to use it as one and
you'll experience no difficulties. ;-)



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