GETTY

Mon Feb 11 08:54:08 EST 2002

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So, if I understand correctly, if I only connect to my box through the actual
console and telnet I won't need a getty. &nbsp;The console I get from plugging
directly into the box is not a virtual console and doesn't go through a serial
port, and telnet doesn't use getty at all.<br>
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Am I understanding it correctly?<br>
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Robert Meyer wrote:<br>
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  <pre wrap="">Yep, you need some sort of getty on the serial port that the modem is on.  Too<br>many options to summarize here.  Neat stuff like 'if you want to do fax in, do<br>this' kinda stuff.  The virtual consoles also have getty processes running on<br>them.  That's what stuffs out the /etc/issue file, the login prompt and then<br>listens for the login ID.  It then passes the rest to the 'login' process.<br><br>Hope this helps...<br><br>Cheers!<br><br>Bob<br>--- Robert Romito <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:robromito at yahoo.com">&lt;robromito at yahoo.com&gt;</a> wrote:<br></pre>
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    <pre wrap="">Hi All.<br><br>Do I need to run a getty program, like mingetty or agetty, if I never <br>dial-in to my linux box?  Does the console for the box require getty?  I <br>usually just telnet into my boxes from my internal lan.<br><br>I've found information on getty, but none of the sources said when you <br>did or didn't need it.<br><br>Thanks for the help.  Robert Romito.<br><br></pre>
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