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Date:      Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:47:12 -0800 (PST)
From:      User Dannyman <dannyman@ns0.corp.tellme.com>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   i386/27216: Serial console tweaks
Message-ID:  <200003030047.QAA00342@ns0.corp.tellme.com>

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>Number:         27216
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Can not get to shell prompt from serial console install.
>Confidential:   yes
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 08 15:20:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     
>Release:        FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE

>Description:

When installing through a serial console, it is impossible to get a root prompt without adding a user to group wheel who can su.

>How-To-Repeat:

Hook up a null modem with Tera Term and install FreeBSD on a box.

>Fix:
	
Two possibilities:
1) Make fixit shell launch a shell directly, or provide some way to get to "emergency holographic shell" besides pressing alt-F4, which closes Tera Term. :)
2) Turn on the serial console the system installs through in /etc/ttys.

Thanks,
-danny

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