[nos-bbs] More errors for a newbie
Bruce Nebergall K4TQL
k4tql at dts-ga.com
Thu Oct 3 07:35:58 EDT 2019
I finally got the new release alpha to install. I used an
autoexec.template and a files.tgz from an earlier JNOS2
release, put them in a separate directory together with
the with the three files from the new compile and got a
working system.
Issues I'm having now, it asked for my call sign and password.
Fine. When I went to bring up the BBS, it would not take
my login saying it was an incorrect password.
I looked into the ftpusers folder and found my call sign,
the password in plain language, followed by a directory which
I presume is my "home" directory and that followed by a string
which I would suppose is my hashed password.
It's been a looooong time since I really messed with NOS of
any flavor. I've been looking through all sorts of docs
referenced on the JNOS2 site. Some things I can't find:
1. How do you add a new user to the system? It appears
that it might be the ftpusers folder (file?). Is it a
manual operation or is there a command to do it? If manual,
how is the hashed password created?
2. How do you get out of the bbs when it is in the login
prompt? Control C doesn't work. It finally just times
out.
3. What could be the reason for my login to the BBS not to work?
4. I am unfamiliar with the tun0 interface. It isn't on my
system (LinuxMint 19.1). How do I create it?
Like I said, it's been a loooong time.
Bruce, K4TQL
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