Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!ncsu!uvacs!iedl02!ebk From: ebk@iedl02.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.unix Subject: Re: dedicated tty lines Message-ID: <1669@iedl02.UUCP> Date: Mon, 13-Feb-84 06:51:57 EST Article-I.D.: iedl02.1669 Posted: Mon Feb 13 06:51:57 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Feb-84 05:39:01 EST Lines: 15 The easiest way to have a dedicated tty line is this: mknod /dev/printer c 22 1 chmod a=w /dev/printer mknod /dev/tty01 c 22 1 in /etc/ttys: 2Ltty01 where L is a special entry in getty that sets up the speed and things the way you want, and has a null login prompt. (It also helps to not write the system banner if flag = 'L'.) Then the line is always set to the right speed, and even though the tty01 node is not writable, the other node with the same device number never gets touched! John Owens duke!ncsu!mcnc!uvacs!icase!oducs1!owens_j