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From: sauer@auschs.UUCP (Charlie Sauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: Dial in/out on one line?
Message-ID: <33@auschs.UUCP>
Date: 29 Mar 88 17:18:39 GMT
References: <381@pan.UUCP>
Organization: IBM AES, Austin, TX
Lines: 22
Summary: getty in AIX/RT 2.2

In article <381@pan.UUCP>, jw@pan.UUCP (Jamie Watson) writes:
> 
> How can I configure a modem line for dial in and dial out on a single line?  I
> have a MultiTech card in an RT running AIX 2.1.2.  The Communications Guide
> describes in detail how to set up incoming only or outgoing only.  It makes a
> few references to using one line for both directions, but it never gives any
> details on how to do it.
> 
> I've tried to set it up myself, but every time init spawns a new getty for the
> incoming side, it changes the owner of the serial line to root, and the mode
> to 622.  The next time uucico tries to open the line for an outgoing call, it
> fails (of course).

getty in AIX/RT 2.2 deals with this problem.  2.2 is scheduled to be
available in June.
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