jbn35564@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson) (05/23/91)
How hard is it to switch from a single to a multi-user NeXT? Is it a command or something? I don't have a NeXT yet, but I plan on getting one soon, and I was wondering. Thanks. Jeff -- jeffo@uiuc.edu Due to my being on summer vacation, I won't be able to respond to email. Please keep this in mind if you want a response before late August.
matthews@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) (05/23/91)
In article <1991May22.182116.5305@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jbn35564@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson) writes: > How hard is it to switch from a single to a multi-user NeXT? Is it a > command or something? I don't have a NeXT yet, but I plan on getting > one soon, and I was wondering. > Thanks. > Jeff Not sure what you mean. The NeXT *is* a multi-user machine by default. You have to bring it up explicitely into single user mode by b?? -s (?? is sd, od, fd, en), then you can either logout and have it boot multiuser or just halt, and b??. As far as having other people being able to log in, that requires a little bit of work. If you have a net connection, you need to get an IP address and machine name from your local net administrator. The whole process takes maybe five minutes once you have all the information. Modem logins are a whole nuther story, and I suggest you grab Mark Adler's post on how to use a modem. Might be available on some FTP site somewhere, or in the FAQ list. (?) Mike