[SunHELP] Screen Saver Password Problem

[Michael Karl]

am 08.05.2001 20:31 Uhr schrieb Jeff Feller unter jeff at bitz.net:

> Hello all,
> 
> It seems like I've been asking to many questions lately - sorry!  This
> time I am really having a weird problem.  When I log into CDE and of
> course go to bed or something to where the screen saver password comes on,
> I go to unlock the screen and my password doesn't work.  I dont have CAPS
> ON, I'm typing it right.. but it NEVER works.  I then ssh into the machine
> and can login just fine using the exact same password as I'm trying on the
> screen saver.  The first time I had to reboot the machine -- as in power
> down - not a proper shut down because for some reason ssh wasn't running
> or the DNS wasn't working - anyway.. (it's just a workstation at home
> anyway).  
> 
> Soo.. any reason why my password on my screen lock thing wouldn't work but
> I can login to CDE using the same password?  This to me, is a bit strange.
> 
> 
> Jeff Feller
> Director of Network Operations
> BitZ Communications
> P.O. Box 157
> Surrey, ND  58785
> 
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Hello Jeff,

some time ago I had the same problem ... rlogin or telnet works fine with
the  password. I don't know exactly, whow I solved the problem ... but I'm
shure ... after installing the recommended Patch-Cluster for Sol 7 or 8 at
this time everything was ok.

Michael