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From: pag@tcsc3b2.tcsc.com (Philip A. Gross)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Kermit vs uugetty
Message-ID: <1990Mar12.174721.13244@tcsc3b2.tcsc.com>
Date: 12 Mar 90 17:47:21 GMT
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kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) writes:


>    We have a modem on /dev/tty01 with a uugetty running on it for
>normal network use.  Occasionally, I would like to be able to use this
>modem to call other systems (such as bbs's) and transfer files (we don't
>have ftp capability).  I have kermit to do the transfers, but it seems
>to butt heads with the uugetty in trying to get the incoming data -
>uugetty reads the output from kermit, barfs, sends error messages which
>kermit gets as input. 

>    Is there any way to make these guys happy campers? I hate to think
>that this:

>    - modify /etc/inittab, changing respawn to off for /dev/tty01
>    - kill the uugetty
>    - use kermit
>    - modify /etc/inittab back to original
>    - kick init.

>is the only "right" way to do things.  What am I missing?

>kdq
>-- 

Well, I am going to guess that you might be using Un*x SVR3.2 or
thereabouts.  HoneyDanBer uucp uses the directory /usr/spool/locks
to keep lock files regarding what devices are in use, etc.  Many 
early versions of kermit may use the /usr/spool/uucp directory
for these lock files.  You basically need to modify kermit, if you
have the sources, so that it uses the /usr/spool/locks directory
instead.  The HDB version of uugetty should then keep its mouth
shut when kermit creates a lock file such as 
/usr/spool/locks/LCK..tty01.

Hope this may point you in the proper direction.
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