Solaris Smart Cards Administration Guide

How to Resolve Smart Card Login Problems

After you have enabled smart card operations and logged of the system, the CDE login screen displays the following prompt:


Please insert SmartCard
  1. If you are unable to log into your system using a smart card because of smart card setup problems, try logging in remotely with the rlogin or telnet commands.

  2. Become superuser, then attempt to disable smart card operations, rather than try to re-install the system first.

    After smart card operation is disabled, the CDE screen displays the following prompt:


    Enter User Name