[CentOS] /etc/inittab: Serial access/ Console Server

Rodrigo Barbosa rodrigob at darkover.org
Fri Jun 30 00:50:35 UTC 2006


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On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 05:46:20PM -0700, Karl R. Balsmeier wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Below is the default /etc/inittab from a Centos 4.3 machine:
> 
> I need to add a line like this,
> 
> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
> 
> as I have on my Debian server, to enable my Console server to communicate
> across a serial/ console cable in my data center.
> 
> Can someone tell me the proper syntax to this line in Centos?  Because
> when I try the line used in my Debian server on the Centos box I get
> errors like:
> 
> "-L not a supported option" or "/sbin/getty does not exist"

you might want to try agetty:

T0:23:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 vt100

Not sure if it will work, but seems likely.

- -- 
Rodrigo Barbosa
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