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From: hurf@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (Hurf Sheldon)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Shared Terminal Under Ultrix 1.2 (bsd 4.3)
Message-ID: <328@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU>
Date: Tue, 20-May-86 17:44:43 EDT
Article-I.D.: batcompu.328
Posted: Tue May 20 17:44:43 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 24-May-86 00:19:14 EDT
Reply-To: hurf@batcomputer.UUCP (Hurf Sheldon)
Organization: Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Keywords: curses ,shared io,


 In the documentation for the /etc/ttys file there is an option
of declaring a tty shared. Does that allow getty to sit active on
a port and allow using the port as an out device as well? 
  What I want to accomplish is to have a dialout line also be a dial
in line with login prompt, etc. Unfortunately it isn't obvious to
me how to do it. My attempts have resulted in the login prompt
looping back in on me as any time anything comes in the port getty
says 'login'. Is there an elegant way or must one write a script to 
alter ttys, kill the sucker, use it , reverse the process etc?

I know I'm slow, but I try to be smooth to make up for it.

hurf sheldon
plasma studies
cornell university
hurf@ionvax.tn.cornell.edu