Re: Can't getty on ttyS1
On Sun, 6 Oct 1996, Bill Roman wrote:
> > I've tried enabling the port by adding the proper entry to inittab
> > (working from memory at the moment) as follows:
> >
> > S1:234:respawn:/etc/getty ttyS1 DT9600 vt100
>
> Note that executables have been banished from /etc by FSSTND for a
> long time. Try /sbin/getty, and you may get sufficient functionality
> without having to install mgetty.
Sorry, my mistake (my SCO Unix coming through), I entered the line above
from memory and got everything right except for the location of getty.
As you suggested, it is in /usr/sbin, not /etc.
Any other ideas?
TIA,
Kevin Traas
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