This error means that TinyTERM successfully connected to the server, but the login was denied. There are several possible causes:

• The username or password may have been typed incorrectly. Retype them both and verify the spelling on each.
• The wrong SSH connection method may be set. If the server accepts only RSA connections, but TinyTERM is using the username and password, this error will result. The reverse, using RSA to connect to a server set for username/password login, will also cause the error.
• The permissions on the file $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys may be incorrect, and the file should be owned by the affected user. The permissions must be set to -rw——-, which can be done with this command:

chmod 600 authorized_keys

• Permissions to the $HOME and $HOME/.ssh should also be checked, and should not be writable by other users, which can be achieved by these commands:

chmod go-w $HOME/.ssh
chmod go-w $HOME

You can also view this information in a screencast by clicking here.

On a widescreen monitor, if TinyTERM is maximized to fill the screen, the letters will probably be spaced far enough apart to be distracting and hard to read. Widescreen monitors use a 16:9 or similar aspect ratio intended to be like a movie screen. The dedicated terminals TinyTERM emulates all used a 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to a standard television. That makes a widescreen monitor about 1/3 wider than an equivalent terminal, so the letters are spaced that much farther apart. There are two ways to compensate for this in TinyTERM.

The preferred method is to run TinyTERM in a window, rather than full screen. You can resize the window to use the full height of the screen, widening it until it looks correct to the user.

The alternate method is to change the number of columns TinyTERM displays. To do that, open the Session Properties. In the lower right of the Session tab, check the “Use custom emulation size” box. Change the number of columns to 132. Leave the number of lines as-is. This will cause TinyTERM to display the maximum number of letters it can support in each line. However, it will cause display oddities for text longer than the terminal standard of 80 characters.

Once you have either resized TinyTERM to match your preference or increased the number of columns, go to the File menu and select Save Session to save your settings. This will ensure that the spacing does not automatically reset.

When connecting via SSH with an RSA key, you might see this message:

Connection failed (969) – Private key decryption failed

There are a couple of possible causes for this:

• You entered the wrong username or pass phrase. The RSA key is unique to the user on the host system, and requires a specific pass phrase. If either of these does not match the RSA key, the key will not decrypt properly.
• You have the wrong RSA key loaded in TinyTERM for the server. Each host requires its own RSA key, even if the username is the same for multiple systems.

To fix the error, verify the username and pass phrase you are using. Make sure there are no typos in either. If that does not help, you’ll need to double-check the RSA key you have loaded, and may need to regenerate it.

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Install TinyTERM on Windows Vista or Windows 7, then connect to a SCO OpenServer 5 system via telnet. If you hit the Delete key at a shell prompt, it gives a new prompt on the next line. Do this enough times and TinyTERM will disconnect. This does not happen on earlier versions of Windows.

This is due to a change in TCP/IP originally implemented in Windows Vista. More information is available from Microsoft support. This was fixed in TinyTERM version 4.65.4732.

CR 856, Delete key
CR 865, Escape key

Originally data capture was the only method available in TinyTERM for saving the data stream. In version 4.61, the Save scrollback buffer option was added to the Tools menu. This option writes the contents of the scrollback buffer to a user-specified text file.

CR 850, added in TinyTERM 4.61

When using an SSH connection, the mouse wheel will not scroll back through the buffer. You must go to the View menu and turn the Vertical Scrollbar option on, then use the scrollbar instead.

CR 849

To make an RS232 serial connection in TinyTERM 4.x, do the following:

1. From TinyTERM’s Edit menu, select Session Properties.
2. Under Connection type, click RS232 (Serial).
3. From the Available Devices drop-down list, select the COM port for this connection.
4. Next to Available Devices, click the Setup button. The RS232 Setup dialog box appears.
5. Set the baud rate, parity, word length, stop bits and flow control to match the port settings on the host.
6. Click OK to close the RS232 Setup dialog.
7. In the Emulation drop-down list, select the emulation required by your host.
8. Click OK to close the Session Properties dialog.
9. From TinyTERM’s File menu, select Save Session.
10. Click Connect. You may need to press the Enter key once or twice to get a login prompt.

To make an SSH connection in TinyTERM Plus 4.x, do the following:

1. From TinyTERM’s Edit menu, select Session Properties.
2. Under Connection type, select SSH. (If SSH is not available, you have TinyTERM rather than TinyTERM Plus.)
3. In the Emulation drop-down list, select the terminal emulation required by your host.
4. In the Host name, IP address, or phone number box, enter the hostname or IP address of the server.
5. Click OK to close the Session Properties dialog.
6. From TinyTERM’s File menu, select Save Session.
7. Click the Connect button.
8. A login dialog will come up. Enter your username and password, then click OK.
9. If this is the first time you’ve used TinyTERM to connect to the particular host, a fingerprint dialog will come up. Click OK to continue connecting.

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TERM for SCO UNIX  and TERM for Linux version 6.28 also have the ability to connect via SSH. To do this, you’ll need to start TERM from the command line like so:

term -lssh:user@host.or.ip

Replace “user” with the appropriate username, and “host.or.ip” with the hostname or IP address of the target system.

To make a telnet connection in TinyTERM 4.x, do the following:

1. From TinyTERM’s Edit menu, select Session Properties.
2. Under Connection type, select Telnet.
3. In the Emulation drop-down list, select the terminal emulation required by your host.
4. In the Host name, IP address, or phone number box, enter the hostname or IP address of the server.
5. Click OK to close the Session Properties dialog.
6. From TinyTERM’s File menu, select Save Session.
7. Click the Connect button.

To make a modem connection in TinyTERM 4.x, do the following:

1. From TinyTERM’s Edit menu, select Session Properties.
2. Under Connection type, select Modem.
3. From the Available Devices drop-down list, select the correct modem for this connection.
4. Next to Available Devices, click the Setup button. The Modem Setup dialog box appears.
5. Click the Configure button. The Modem Properties dialog box appears.
6. Set the Maximum Speed to match the speed the host modem supports.
7. Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog.
8. Click OK to close the Modem Setup dialog.
9. In the Emulation drop-down list, select the terminal emulation required by your host.
10. In the Host name, IP address, or phone number box, enter the host’s phone number, including any dial-out prefix and area code.
11. Click OK to close the Session Properties dialog.
12. From TinyTERM’s File menu, select Save Session.
13. Click Connect to dial.