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Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped?

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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

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What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-06 04:10 +0200
  Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-06-06 04:50 +0200
  Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2019-06-06 04:50 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-06-06 05:20 +0200
      Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-06-06 17:00 +0200
  Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-06-06 09:30 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-06 13:20 +0200
      Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2019-06-06 13:40 +0200
        Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-06 14:20 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-06-06 14:30 +0200
      Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-06-06 14:40 +0200
        Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-06 21:10 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2019-06-06 17:00 +0200
  Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-06-07 18:00 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-08 03:40 +0200
      Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-06-08 04:10 +0200
        Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-08 05:50 +0200
          Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-06-08 07:20 +0200
            Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-08 10:50 +0200
              Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-06-08 16:30 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-08 17:30 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2019-06-09 09:20 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org> - 2019-06-09 10:10 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-06-09 10:30 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-06-09 12:00 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-09 13:10 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2019-06-09 17:00 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-06-09 20:20 +0200
                Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Erik Christiansen <dvalin@internode.on.net> - 2019-06-10 06:10 +0200
  Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-06-10 10:50 +0200
    Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-10 13:20 +0200
      Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-06-10 15:50 +0200
        Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2019-06-10 16:20 +0200
        Re: What is agetty, and why can't it be stopped? Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-06-10 18:00 +0200

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