Re: Login to serial port (not console)

[tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost]

On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 07:40:10PM +0300, Jukka Marin wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 04:47:06PM +0200, tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost 
> wrote:
> > Is there a restriction so that it is not possible to have the console on
> > a serial line and _another_ login on a serial port? (This was not my
> > initial question; one is enough for my case, the console being on
> > /dev/ttyE0).
> 
> I have used at least 8 serial lines for login (during the dark ages
> when modems were used :-)
> 
> I think you need to kill -HUP 1 to make init re-read the /etc/ttys file
> (or reboot).  (See man ttys)

This is what I have done (from the man page). Since this works now, I
guess I made "something" during the testing that prevented the device to
be correctly configured. The reboot has fixed this.

Thanks!
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