No console access?

[Leam Hall]

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

[Dennis Handly]

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

[Leam Hall]

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...

[Jim Walls]

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.

[Hein van den Heuvel]

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

[madhuchakkaravarthy]

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

[Anshumali]

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....

[vishnu.khandare · Accepted solution]

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

[Leam Hall]

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.