From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 10 11:52:34 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10F3E106566B for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:52:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@cs.huji.ac.il) Received: from kabab.cs.huji.ac.il (kabab.cs.huji.ac.il [132.65.16.84]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5FDD8FC08 for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:52:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pampa.cs.huji.ac.il ([132.65.80.32]) by kabab.cs.huji.ac.il with esmtp id 1Sdgh0-0000tK-Fs; Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:52:26 +0300 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, sodynet1@gmail.com In-reply-to: <201206101128.q5ABShXN007826@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <201206101128.q5ABShXN007826@lurza.secnetix.de> Comments: In-reply-to Oliver Fromme message dated "Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:28:43 +0200." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:52:26 +0300 From: Daniel Braniss Message-ID: Cc: Subject: Re: su problem 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: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 11:52:34 -0000 > Sami Halabi wrote: > > Hi Oliver, > > I saw you had similar problem for console on 2010 > > http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Serial-console-problems-with-st= ab=3Dle-8-td3950684.html >=20 > No, I don't think that the problem is related. My problem > was with the serial console, while you don't have a serial > console attached at all (at least you didn't mention it). >=20 > > but the thread wasn't ended by recommendation or conclusions by you.= > > > > did you solve that problem then? >=20 > No, I came to the conclusion that the serial console support > in FreeBSD 8 was broken somehow. So I removed the console > cable; it's running with an old VGA CRT as the console for > now. Fortunately I require console access very seldom, so > I don't have to drive to that machine often. It's still > annoying, but I didn't find a better solution; downgrading > to 7.x isn't an option. > just for the record, serial on 8.x works fine=21 the device naming has ch= anged from sio to uart, and maybe some features. We use it on all our servers, = even redirecting it where possible via ILO,IMPI,DRAC. and is great for debugi= ng or saving long trips :-) WARNING: control access to these devices, specialy since root can login on the console=21 danny