From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 1 19:36:38 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42BB316A41C for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:36:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.186]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD19043D1D for ; Fri, 1 Jul 2005 19:36:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (c220-239-19-236.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.19.236]) by mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j61JaZwp005695 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Sat, 2 Jul 2005 05:36:35 +1000 Received: from cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (localhost.alcatel.com.au [127.0.0.1]) by cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j61JaZRx088685; Sat, 2 Jul 2005 05:36:35 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au) Received: (from pjeremy@localhost) by cirb503493.alcatel.com.au (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id j61JaZns088684; Sat, 2 Jul 2005 05:36:35 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from pjeremy) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 05:36:35 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy To: Bashar Message-ID: <20050701193634.GE83739@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <42C4D368.9070103@kuwaitnet.net> <20050701092930.GD83739@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <42C57ABB.8020109@kuwaitnet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42C57ABB.8020109@kuwaitnet.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: init: can't exec getty 'none' for port /dev/console: No such file or directory X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 19:36:38 -0000 Please don't top-post. On Fri, 2005-Jul-01 20:17:47 +0300, Bashar wrote: >Peter Jeremy wrote: >>You should have the following line in /etc/ttys: >>console none unknown off secure >True its set to on, but i believe this change was requested from the DC >to enable the remote console for the box. > >would turning it off effect the remote console from working? No. The 'console' entry is just a marker. By "remote console" I presume you mean "serial console". The easiest way to get a serial console is to put "-P" into /boot.config and unplug the keyboard. (For other ways, see boot(8) and sio(4)). In order to enable logins on a serial console, you will need to turn on the getty for ttyd0. -- Peter Jeremy