On 06.06.19 07:14, Gene Heskett wrote: > > # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) > > # > > #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 > > #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100 > > > Yes, I recall those days. But until now ttyS0 and S1 if it existed, were > free for my to use. Now it seems to want to grab everything in sight.
Er, Gene, does your /etc/inittab have either of those lines uncommented to activate a getty on them? If so, just comment them again. If not, did your upgrade land you in systemdix land, so the traditional way is gone. > This is MY machine, and it should be able to do what I want it to do. I > finally did kill the one that was grabbing ttyS0. In fact it appears I > killed them all, htop cannot find one running now, and neither can an > lsof, Yet the machine seems to be running normally. > > > Cf. man inittab for details. See? Still gettys being started > > here, for the Linux virtual consoles. And some examples on > > how to do it for serial terminals. > > > No man page for inittab seems to be installed. That seems to be a head > scratcher right there. Nah, systemd replaces the traditional SysV init stuff, if you let it be installed. Then you have to learn new ways. Erik -- manual, n.: A unit of documentation. There are always three or more on a given item. One is on the shelf; someone has the others. The information you need is in the others. - Ray Simard
