[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> first of all, sorry for this awful mailer. Banyan BeyondMail at office.
> then:
> I'll try again with the comb-making-procedure. if you say it works, it has to
> work here too! maybe I missed some error message.
>
> to the points:
> (1: init) maybe I could help somehow? Is there a real reason why init isn't
> yet able to do scripting?
The code has just not been written. If you want to have a go, please do.
Basically the init code needs to be modified to use an inittab file to tell
it which ttys to open, and to run /etc/rc as a /bin/sh script before it
does this (if it exists).
>
> (2: mount) I tried to set mount suid root, but it complains all the same. ls
> -l gives (more or less, I'm not at my machine at home)
> -rwsr-x---- mount
Our version of mount does not have these features yet. Come to think of it
we don't have any kind of fstab. This kind of links into writing the rc
script stuff.
>
> (3: user[0-5]) it wasn't this easy. I will try again and give you the exact
> problems linked with this. anyhow, it was easier to keep them!
>
> (4: login) as soon as I have some time, this will be the first thing I'll look
> into. it would be nice if the password wasn't echoed, though.
That can be done, see sys_utils/getpass.c for details.
>
> (5: elvis crashes) I see. I'm kind of busy with setting up mail on my
> linux-box, as soon as that works, and is documented, I'll have a look at your
> elvis. I'm afraid it must be quite a lot of work, finding and correcting the
> remaining problems. I have the feeling it has to do with accessing the
> temporary file. can you point me to some documentation of the structure of
> this software?
>
> (6: rm /tmp/*) no, I can't do that even with /bin/sh. I knew of the sash
> limitation. I notice the problem when elvis crashes and I can't remove the
> temporaries if I don't specify them explicitly. I otherwise rarely have to
> remove files. I'll run some more tests.
See if you can reliably reproduce the problems, and describe what
circumstances trigger it. I have been able to use wildcards fairly
reliably.
>
> (7: dosemu+elks) did anyone try this? from an X session, using dosemu 0.98-8,
> boot elks with `xdos -A'. does your cursor flash at the login prompt or
> somewhere above it?
>
I have never tries dosemu for running ELKS, as I have pcemu which seems to
be more realistic as a target.
Al
