A system menu when I telnet to my shell account

grungeguitarrist · Post by **grungeguitarrist** » Fri May 24, 2002 5:52 pm

Hi everyone, I must say Im kinda newby in the topic, so Im gonna make a stupid question maybe, I have a shell account , but when I log in, all I get is a menu with five options, and if I try any other shell command, I got msg "command not allowed", I cant create dirs or anything, can anyone tell me why, or help plss.
Thanks a lot

Mezzanine · Post by **Mezzanine** » Fri May 24, 2002 6:06 pm

OS? ssh-client? telepathists are on vacation

masskilla · Post by **masskilla** » Fri May 24, 2002 9:22 pm

Hi,

most likely your shell operates via menus, which means it'll probably have a pre-compiled eggdrop for you or whatever you want.

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Mon May 27, 2002 8:42 am

What options are available on this menu, and what sub-menus if any.

90% of shell providers, that use a menu system, provide 1 menu option, to drop to the shell.

grungeguitarrist · Post by **grungeguitarrist** » Mon May 27, 2002 3:02 pm

sorry, no option to drop the shell
1,2 options for checking mail, 3 is a users list, does it have something to do the fact Im using a mail account user? Is there a way to turn this default shell off?
thanks again!

Shocky · Post by **Shocky** » Mon May 27, 2002 7:20 pm

If you can't execute a command then you can not change your default shell unless there is a menu option to do it.

ppslim · Post by **ppslim** » Tue May 28, 2002 9:53 am

HMM. In your second post you stated, that the account was for a mail user. This is your problem.

You need full command line access to the shell, to be able to run a eggdrop.

Also, you need permission to run a eggdrop on any system. EG, the account description, or the terms and conditions, must permit you to run them.