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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Somebody . . . _Please_ help me w/ SCO XENIX 2.3.2
Message-ID: <1991May09.025753.24841@virtech.uucp>
Date: 9 May 91 02:57:53 GMT
References: <9105080124.AA04593@enuxha.eas.asu.edu>
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
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crawford@ENUXHA.EAS.ASU.EDU (Brian Crawford) writes:

>What I suspect is happening is that the OS is going to different port 
>settings/characteristics from gettydef after the failed login attempt perhaps?

BINGO.  If you look in the /etc/gettydef file you will find that it is 
broken up into 5 fields separated by pound signs.  

id # getty_tty_settings # after_getty_settings # getty_prompt # next_id

id - the name of the gettydef entry.  Specified on the getty line within
     the /etc/init file

getty_tty_settings - initial settings used by getty once the port is opened.

after_getty_settings - settings set by getty after reading the initial 
		 	response from the user

getty_prompt - what is displayed to the user once getty has started up

next_id - the gettydef id that getty should use if it recieves a break.


I would suspect your problem is in the after_getty_settings.
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