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From: david@phys.anu.edu.au (David Baldwin)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Sun console problem
Message-ID: <1991Feb18.020937.29372@newshost.anu.edu.au>
Date: 18 Feb 91 02:09:37 GMT
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Reply-To: david@phys.anu.edu.au
Organization: School Computer Unit, RSPhysS&E, Australian National University
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I am having a problem with people running X clients off SparcStations onto
X-terminals
(Sun 3/50s). The problem is that sometimes the console locks up and it cannot be
used
to log in or whatever. From a remote terminal I can start X on the console, or
blank it
using clear_colormap, but I can't get the getty running on it again. There IS a
getty process,
but it won't talk to the physical console. I think it is something to do with
xterm -C which
redirects console output to the pty of the xterm, but how can I switch it back
again? The
only solution so far is to reboot the *@!* thing every time it happens. I have
tried to make
every users .xinitrc to only use 'xterm -C' if `tty` = '/dev/console', but some
are still
getting through.

I need some utility that will redirect console output back to the physical
console, or
else some way of stopping people redirecting it in the first place!

Thanks in advance,
	David.
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David Baldwin				Internet: david@phys.anu.edu.au
Head, School Computer Unit,		Phone: (intl) +61+6+2490104
Research School of Physical Sciences,	  (Australia) (06) 249 0104
Australian National University		FAX:   (intl) +61+6+2491884
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