Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bria!mike
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Problem with modem on S2 serial port
Keywords: rs6000 aix serial modem port getty
Message-ID: <334@bria>
Date: 9 Jan 91 03:54:46 GMT
References: <281@bria.AIX> <4687@awdprime.UUCP>
Reply-To: mike@bria.UUCP (Michael Stefanik)
Organization: Briareus Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <4687@awdprime.UUCP> John F. Haugh II writes:
>There have been some problems related to pdisable/penable versus
>using SMIT.  I'd suggest trying the SMIT command to enable a TTY
>for login.

As I understand it, SMIT is just an interface for the regular commands
such as penable, pdisable, and chdev.  Would there really be a functional
difference if I enter "penable" or SMIT enters "penable"?

>You may want to check the contents of your /etc/inittab file to
>see if the penable command is putting the correct line in that
>file.  Also, you need to get PTF 3003 as it includes fixes to
>other commands as well.

Yup, inittab looked wonderful, and ps does show a getty on the port.
From the looks of things, I'll have to snag the 3003 update and
see if that fixes the problem ... :-(
-- 
Michael Stefanik, Systems Engineer (JOAT), Briareus Corporation
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