FreeTDS Development Group

[Patrick Kaeding <pkaeding AT southbridgelaw.net>]

I can connect successfully to my database using `tsql` when I bypass
the freetds.conf file, like so:

    % TDSVER=8.0 tsql -H 10.100.102.202 -p 1086 -U sa

After I enter my password, I am presented with a `1>` prompt, and it
is ready for my commands.

However, if I try to connect using the definition in my freetds.conf
file, like this:

    % tsql -S Millie -U sa

after entering my password, it seems to be trying to generate a
prompt, but it just keeps counting.  I will see `1`, followed by `2`,
etc, without ever displaying a `>` character.

Here is what I have for my freetds.conf:

    [global]
            # TDS protocol version
            tds version = 8.0
            text size = 64512

    [Millie]
            host = 10.100.102.202
            port = 1086

What could be causing this anomaly?

If it helps, here is the output of `tsql -C`:

    % tsql -C
    Compile-time settings (established with the "configure" script)
                                Version: freetds v0.82
                 freetds.conf directory: /usr/local/etc
         MS db-lib source compatibility: no
            Sybase binary compatibility: no
                          Thread safety: yes
                          iconv library: yes
                            TDS version: 5.0
                                  iODBC: no
                               unixodbc: no