user login hangs

[simon_164]

Whenever i am using the user root and i switch to another user let's say prdadm, it hangs.
su - prdadm

then it hangs on TERM=(hp)

It will not switch the user unless i press enter.

Why is that? any idea how to fix it?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Try another TERM

TERM=hp generally only works with consoles. Try vt100 or vt220

SEP

[rariasn · Accepted solution]

Hi simon,


# export TERM=hpterm

Verify /etc/profile file,

Sample,

grep "read" /etc/profile"

rgs,

ran

[Darren Prior]

Hi Simon,

Have a look at the user's .profile - it will have some scripting around the tset command which asks the user which TERM they wish to use.

You could always hardcode the TERM variable in the .profile instead.

regards,

Darren.

[Victor Fridyev]

Hi,

You have in the users' .profile command called tset in the format which requires user's input.
Try to find and exclude it from there .

HTH

[simon_164]

The problem was with the .login file, it has a eval tset value without checking the TERM. I have removed this line and it works. the value for the TERM is setup in the .profile file.

Thanks a lot !!