[comp.os.minix] How can I disable a login temporary?

u31b3hs@cip-s02.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Michael Haardt) (05/08/91)

Hello world!

I own a little SHARP BASIC computer and build a RS232 interface to
connect it with my 386.  I want to use one serial line for usual logins
(from my neighbour) and sometimes for data transfer to the SHARP.  How
can I disable a login on one line temporary (disable means no
login/getty process on the line)?

Namaskaar

Michael Haardt (mhaardt@ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de)

Note to Beta-Testers: Steve Kirkendall sent me his HP II Laserjet driver
for MROFF.  Send me a mail if you want to test it on your system.  It
works fine. :-)

KENC@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Ken Corey, CSCI Major...) (05/08/91)

>Note to Beta-Testers: Steve Kirkendall sent me his HP II Laserjet driver
>for MROFF.  Send me a mail if you want to test it on your system.  It
>works fine. :-)

Would this work with MacMinix, I wonder?  I'd appreciate getting a shot at
playing with it...

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ralf@ptavv.ka.sub.org (Ralf Wenk) (05/09/91)

In article <4312@rwthinf.UUCP> u31b3hs@cip-s02.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
(Michael Haardt) writes:
> I own a little SHARP BASIC computer and build a RS232 interface to
> connect it with my 386.  I want to use one serial line for usual logins
> (from my neighbour) and sometimes for data transfer to the SHARP.  How
> can I disable a login on one line temporary (disable means no
> login/getty process on the line)?

With getty 3.17 try
	ungetty -o tty?
to disable the getty on line /dev/tty? and
	ungetty -i tty?
to reenable it. You must be root when typing the commands. ps al
shows that the getty changes from wainting on TTY to pause and back.

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Ralf Wenk -- ralf@ptavv.ka.sub.org