On Mon, 10 May 1999, LuftHans wrote:
> On Mon, 10 May 1999, Lynx {Glenn Jones} wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I have altered my inittab file to allow logins via the serial port, but I
> > have a couple of questions. First, is it possible to switch the serial
> > port from not allowing logins (so that it can be hooked to a modem or what
> > have you) to allowing logins (so it can be hooked to a terminal) with out
> > changing the inittab each time and rebooting? Also, is it possible to
>
> How about just setting up the shell on the serial as part of another
> run-level? Both 4 and 5 are currently available in my setup. You change run
> levels to turn the login on and off.
That's one way to do it, but changing runlevels should not be necessary.
Some getty's (at least mgetty is one) can be run on the port to allow
logins, without interfering with software like pppd on the same port. I
used to have my home system setup to dial out with pppd, and also ran
mgetty on the same port. If pppd died, I could dial into it and mgetty
would answer.
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