topic Re: No console access? in Operating System - HP-UX

No console access?

Leam Hall — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:48:53 GMT

Morning all!

I have a login to an 11.23 machine that works over ssh. However, if I try to get a console via the MP console it won't let me login, even with the same username and password. Is there a configuration issue?

Thanks!

Leam

Re: No console access?

Dennis Handly — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:27:36 GMT

I assume you do get the user and password prompts? What errors do you get?

Re: No console access?

Leam Hall — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:31:12 GMT

Login incorrect.

I just checked the box and tried to change the password to the same thing and it wouldn't let me. At least I know I'm using the right password...

Re: No console access?

Jim Walls — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:38:29 GMT

Login via ssh and edit your .profile.

put a "set -x" at the top then try to login from the console. Hopefully this might display something useful.

Also check for entries in syslog.

Re: No console access?

Hein van den Heuvel — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:11:37 GMT

What it the username you are trying? root?

check out securetty and/or sshd_config ?

Is there a "PermitRootLogin no" into sshd_config ?

see for example:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1174327

hth,
Hein

Re: No console access?

madhuchakkaravarthy — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:30:21 GMT

hi

what is the pwd you tried to login.

for mp login most probably username and pwd will be Admin & Admin.

next type mp>co

login with your own username and pwd

then if u have root access try with sudo su -

otherwise u cant login dirctly with root if /etc/securetty has been enabled in telnet and in ssh check PermitRootLogin in sshd_config

regards

MC

Re: No console access?

Anshumali — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:56:06 GMT

YOu sure you dont have a session open to another server from MP Console where you are trying to log in....caught me once when there was a session open from console of the server TO another server and was at login prompt....
check that if it helps....

Re: No console access?

vishnu.khandare — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:26:17 GMT

Hi Leam,

Let me know which server's MP console ur trying to login..
SD,vpar, blade or rx or rp series server.
In most of the system MP login is default as Admin/Admin or Oper/Oper.
If u got MP then, for OS go to MP>CO
u will get login prompt, root and password with \ before the speacial character like @ in ur password.

Hope this solves ur issue.
Dont forget to assign the points.

Regards
Vishnu Khandare

Re: No console access?

Leam Hall — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:27:59 GMT

Thanks all!

The issue was the console's ability to translate *some* special characters. I can't say that I understand that. But escaping out the special characters took care of it.