[Dxspider-support] password sysop

[PA4JJ]

Thanks Dirk
I understand now how this is going to be set up.
The only thing I need to be done now is to see if I can get console.pl 
working.
I think I need some more curses....

73
Jan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dirk Koopman G1TLH" <gb7tlh at dxcluster.org>
To: "The DXSpider Support list" <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] password sysop


> PA4JJ wrote:
>> Hello
>>  I do not understand the sysop password.
>> I have set a password for my sysop call (pa4jj-9) on the local host using 
>> the cammand set/password pa4jj-9 xxxxxx
>> When i do sysop on a remote PC I get the string with the figures on the 
>> screen.
>> No matter what I answer to this I allways get the reply sorry.
>>  What am I doing wrong?
>
> I don't know. You should only be getting a set of numbers if you are using 
> the sysop command, but don't understand why you are doing this. If you are 
> connecting via telnet, and you have set a password, then the node asks you 
> for the password after you have entered your callsign(-ssid if 
> applicable).
>
> At the point, if you are logged in with the sysop alias, then you should 
> already have sysop status. That is the whole point of setting a password 
> in the first place. Normally, if you login remotely with no password 
> (because you have not set one), then you will just be a normal user - even 
> though you are logged in with the sysop alias.
>
> You can check what status you are like this:
>
> If you login remotely WITH a set/password):
>
> G1TLH de GB7TLH 30-Nov-2009 1258Z dxspider >
> stat/user
>         Buddies:
>        Callsign: G1TLH
> Current Pagelth: 500
>           Group: local
>       Home Node: GB7DJK
>        Home QTH: Graffham, West Sussex
>        Language: en
>   Last for/oper: 27-Jun-2008 0840Z
>       Last Node: GB7TLH
>    Last Time in: 30-Nov-2009 1257Z
>        Latitude: 50 56 N
>         Locator: IO90PW
>       Longitude: 0 42 W
>            Name: Dirk
> Privilege Level: 9
>        Req Beep: No
>        Req Echo: No
>    Show CQ Zone: No
>   Show ITU Zone: No
>   Show US State: No
>    Type of User: U
>
> If you are logged in as a normal user (i.e. remote login with NO password) 
> :
>
> G1TLH de GB7TLH 30-Nov-2009 1302Z dxspider >
> stat/user
>         Buddies:
>        Callsign: G1TLH
> Current Pagelth: 500
>           Group: local
>       Home Node: GB7DJK
>        Home QTH: Graffham, West Sussex
>        Language: en
>       Last Node: GB7TLH
>    Last Time in: 30-Nov-2009 1302Z
>        Latitude: 50 56 N
>         Locator: IO90PW
>       Longitude: 0 42 W
>            Name: Dirk
>        Req Beep: No
>        Req Echo: No
>    Show CQ Zone: No
>   Show ITU Zone: No
>   Show US State: No
>    Type of User: U
>
> The difference is the privilege level. Full sysop privileges are obtained 
> with level 9.
>
> Remember that if no password is set, then the only way to get into the 
> node with sysop privilege is either to use the Curses based console.pl 
> program or to login on localhost (127.0.0.1) as the sysop alias.
>
> Dirk G1TLH
>
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