Re: User name prompt with ssh

From: Guillaume Vissian (somebodyishere_at_gmail.com)
Date: 09/01/05

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To: Baveystock.John@swm.de

    Hello,

    Under Unix system the openssh client use when it is not specified in the
    command line the local user login by default, if you want to have a
    login prompt you have to use another ssh client... you can get putty for
    sun solaris.

    Regards,

    Guillaume Vissian
    Président de l'Association d'Audit de Sécurité
    53, rue de Grenelle
    75007 Paris

    Baveystock.John@swm.de wrote:

    >Hello,
    >
    >I am testing openssh on a Sun Solaris 8 workstation. The ssh and support packages were obtained from Sunfreeware.com.
    >
    >I wish to login to our Cisco components which are using ssh and tacacs+ with the Cisco ACS server.
    >When I login from a Windows PC with Putty, I am promted for my user name, and then I can enter my password.
    >
    >With the Sun workstaion I have to enter " ssh -l user-name IP-address" to login. As different users will use this Sun workstation, it is important that the user is promted for the user name. How can we achieve this?
    >
    >Thanks
    >
    >John Baveystock
    >SWM Services Energie und Wasser GmbH
    >Netzwerkmanagement - S-IP-TK-KS
    >Emmy-Noether Str. 2, Zi. C0.80
    >80287 München
    >Tel.: 089/2361-4350
    >Mobil: 0172/8223043
    >Fax: 089/2361-2998
    >E-mail: baveystock.john@swm.de
    >
    >
    >
    >

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