Re: telnet unknown terminal type kvt

[Sean /The RIMBoy/ <sean@rimboy.com>]

On Tue, 25 Dec 2001, Chester Langin wrote:

> when I telnet to a sun machine (it won't
> take ssh), it says unknown terminal type
> of kvt when I try to use vi.  How do I get
> this to work?

You'll need to set the term type on the sun system.  Basically kvt is not
in the terminfo database, which is why you're seeing the message you're
seeing.

If bash or something related, TERM=vt100 && export TERM  will get you
going.  If csh, then setenv TERM=vt100  and you'll be on your
way.  Likewise, you can find out what kvt is really (probably an ansi
derivative) and if you're root symlink kvt to the appropriate ansi.

Sean, I install the entire terminfo database so I don't have to see my
linux boxes complain about I don't know term=iris-ansi when connecting
from an SGI...

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