Bug#179243: job control disabled

[Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu>]

Package: rootskel
Version: 0.16
Severity: minor

Here is a transcript:

 Debian Installer Main Menu
 ...
   5. Execute a shell
 Prompt: 1 - 5> 5<ENTER>
 Debian Installer Main Menu

 Interactive shell.
 You are running...
 [Press "enter" to continue]
 <ENTER>
 /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
 # 

Job control works if the inittab entry for debian-installer is
changed to

 vc/1::respawn:/sbin/debian-installer

but this does not work on serial consoles.  Does anyone understand
serial consoles?

Matt