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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: getty/uugetty -- what is the difference, really?
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.130247.13241@virtech.uucp>
Date: 17 Apr 91 13:02:47 GMT
References: <1991Apr16.003506.3937@shambala.uucp>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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kentkar@shambala.uucp (Kent Karrer) writes:

>Recently, I have seen an increase of discussion concerning getty and uugetty.
>I have used both on different kinds of unices. But, being what I consider a
>unix novice, I have yet to figure out the differences between these two
>programs.

uugetty is getty with 1 enhancement:

	1. it locks (using uucp/cu style locks) the port when someone attemps
	   to log in so that only one of the three can use the line at the
	   same time.

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