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Title: console
Post by: VIkram on May 23, 2001, 12:27:48 AM

Hi

I am new to E-smith and installed 4.1.1. It is working fine.But when i try to login either from web or telnet or on the console i am only getting 9 options which says

1.  Check status of this server and gateway                    ³
  ³           2.  Configure this server and gateway                          ³
  ³           3.  Review configuration                                       ³
  ³           4.  Test Internet access                                       ³
  ³           5.  Reboot or shut down this server and gateway                ³
  ³           6.  Access e-smith-manager with text-mode browser              ³
  ³           7.  View online manual                                         ³
  ³           8.  View support and licensing information                     ³
  ³           9.  Exit from the control console                              ³
  ³                                                                          ³
  ³                                                                          ³
  ³                                                            ³
  ³        
But i am not getting any prompt (#) to use it. Can any one help me in this to get the prompt so that i can type commands like ls,etc.

Title: Re: console
Post by: rmt on May 23, 2001, 12:49:10 AM

you can log in with telnet with the user root and the password you fill in with the installation of e-smith.

or you can swith the console with ALT F2 or ALT F3 and log in as root,

Then you mus get the console ..

you can also go to http://IP_adres_of_your_e-smith_server/e-smith-manager

with regards Ronald TanisVIkram wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am new to E-smith and installed 4.1.1. It is working
> fine.But when i try to login either from web or telnet or on
> the console i am only getting 9 options which says
>
> 1.  Check status of this server and
> gateway                    ³
>   ³           2.  Configure this server and
> gateway                          ³
>   ³           3.  Review
> configuration                                       ³
>   ³           4.  Test Internet
> access                                       ³
>   ³           5.  Reboot or shut down this server and
> gateway                ³
>   ³           6.  Access e-smith-manager with text-mode
> browser              ³
>   ³           7.  View online
> manual                                         ³
>   ³           8.  View support and licensing
> information                     ³
>   ³           9.  Exit from the control
> console                              ³
>  
> ³                                                                          ³
>  
> ³                                                                          ³
>   ³                                      
>                      ³
>   ³        
> But i am not getting any prompt (#) to use it. Can any one
> help me in this to get the prompt so that i can type commands
> like ls,etc.

Title: Re: console
Post by: swamy on May 23, 2001, 05:55:47 AM

Thanks ronald


I am able to do the telnet but i am not getting the prompt , i am only able to c the options which i had mentioned before. And i can also log on through web
http:\ipadd-esmith\esmith-manager , this takes me to the general configuration of the system, but if i want to go /var/adm etc i am not getting any prompt how do i go to particular directory..where can i find the directory level structure.

I configured this as mail server and it is working fine but my only problem is not getting the prompt at console.

reg

Title: Re: console
Post by: Des Dougan on May 23, 2001, 06:32:49 AM

If you are at the server console, log in using the root account instead of the admin one. The passwords are the same. That gives you the prompt.

If you want a prompt from off-LAN, you should activate SSH (in the web manager) and use an SSH client. Telnet is a bad idea from a security standpoint. If you need a Windows SSH client, search these forums for "Putty", a freeware client.

All of this information is available by searching the forums.

Good luck

Des Dougan