[Dxspider-support] Login as sysop?

[Bob Nielsen]

I just tried using console.pl, didn't need to log in at all and had sysop
privileges.

Bob

On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 03:41:59AM -0800, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 09:46:10AM +0000, Ian J Maude wrote:
> > On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 05:51, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> > > I'm setting up dxspider (version 1.49 build 56.903 from cvs) for the
> > > first time.  In the installation.txt document, it says to login as
> > > sysop to set some of the parameters.  When I try to do so, I get the
> > > response
> > > 
> > > Sorry, SYSOP isn't a valid callsign (when running client) or
> > > 
> > > Sorry SYSOP is an invalid callsign (when connecting via telnet)
> > > 
> > > Is this an indication I missed something?
> > Hi Bob,
> > You should login to Spider with the sysop call you entered in DXVars.pm
> > as per the manual.  You only login as sysop to the Linux prompt.  You do
> > not say if it is the Windows or Linux version you are running.  If there
> > is a section of the manual that is not as sharp as it should be I should
> > know.  Can you point out the section you are quoting from please?
> > Cheers
> > Ian
> 
> Hi Ian,
> 
> I am running the Linux version and am trying to set up a connection to
> another cluster (per section 3.5).  In DXVars.pm there are two places
> to enter a callsign, $mycall and $myalias.  Neither refers to sysop.
> 
> 
> I set $mycall to N7XY (this is the callsign of the node), and if I try
> to log in under that call, I get a message "Sorry N7XY you are
> connected to me on another port." I can log in under the $myalias call
> (which I set to N7XY-3), but if I try to issue a command such as
> set/node, I get the response "Not Allowed".
> 
> Thank you for taking a look at this.
> 
> Bob
> 
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Bob Nielsen, N7XY                          nielsen at oz.net
Bainbridge Island, WA                      http://www.oz.net/~nielsen
IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S