Hello I just updated to -current. It had been about 2-3 months since I last updated. I have been doing so since (about) 5.9 or so.
Anyway, way back then, I wanted to be able to login on a local serial terminal without entering a password (yes, I know that there may be disagreement about the wisdom of this, but, it's what I wanted). So, to do this, I edited the appropriate terminal line in /etc/ttys to a custom entry defined in /etc/gettytab; then added an entry to /etc/gettytab, using 'lo:' to point to a ksh script which (basically) looks at the input given to getty, and if it contains a specific username, runs "/usr/bin/login -f root" - if the user name entered is something different, the ksh script runs -> exec /usr/bin/login "$@" <- which allows any other user to login with a password. Anyway, this has worked without an issue until today. After the update to current, I cannot login on the serial console. This is true regardless of whether I use the "specific name" or any other user name on the system. Basically, after entering any user name at the login prompt, there is a delay, and then the login prompt reappears (it appears getty just restarts). If I return /etc/ttys to a "default" entry (with the "lo:" option removed, so that the default /usr/bin/login is run), I can login with any username on the system, using a password. I have checked the man pages for ttys, getty, gettytab, init, ksh, and login, and can't find anything that has changed. I am wondering if something has changed, and, if so, what that may be? Thanks Ted
