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From: lenny@icus.UUCP (Lenny Tropiano)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Multiple gettys on /dev/window (proper way?)
Keywords: getty, window, login
Message-ID: <301@icus.UUCP>
Date: 19 Mar 88 18:39:20 GMT
Distribution: unix-pc
Organization: ICUS Computer Group, Islip, NY
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What is the proper way to spawn a getty on /dev/window on the UNIX pc?
I placed an entry in /etc/inittab that said:


 vid:2:respawn:/etc/getty window console
 vir:2:respawn:/etc/getty window console  # Virtual console 

Which works fine, but has some side effects.  Since both getty's are
running of window, programs that rely on your terminal fail.  For example:

Login as root on one, and another login on another:

$ who am i
lenny    + w1           Mar 19 11:23   .     4590  
root     + w3           Mar 19 11:25   .     4597  

It cannot distinguish between us.  Also if the program is just reading
the /etc/utmp file, it will find lenny first logged in and assume I was
lenny (even if I do it from root).  Has someone thought of an alternative
solution.  Someone a while back suggested making a link to window:

# ln /dev/window /dev/virtwin

and changing the line to:

 vir:2:respawn:/etc/getty virtwin console  # Virtual console 

This still doesn't work since the major, minor numbers are the same.
I want to have a second login, just in case I lock up my terminal in a
program, the extra window is a help!

							-Lenny
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