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  • 1.  no getty on /dev/console

    Posted Tue February 16, 2010 08:19 AM

    Originally posted by: blt


    i'm running AIX 5.3 ML5 on a P550-server and i am experiencing some problems
    to get a login prompt on the (serial) console.
    the process 'getty' is not running.
    there are 2 serial ports available : vty0 and vty1
    the output of lscons =
    /dev/vty0
    the output oflsattr -El vty0 -a login =
    login disable Enable LOGIN True
    the line in /etc/inittab =
    cons:0123456789:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty /dev/console
    this all looks very simular to what i have on other servers where there is no problem.
    when i echo text to /dev/console the output is displayed on the console
    i have tried to examinate the processes mentioned in /etc/inittab if there is a proces in the state of wait
    but i can't see anything like that.
    anybody an idea of what is happening ?
    is there a way to force the start of a getty ?

    ps when i enable a login on the other serial port (vty1) the error-report is mentioning that
    the command is respawning too rapidly

    Marcel


  • 2.  Re: no getty on /dev/console

    Posted Tue February 23, 2010 05:46 PM

    Originally posted by: SystemAdmin


    What is the output from the commands:

    ps -ef | grep getty

    I would have thought that this must be running. I can only suggest you run the diagnostic tests, and see if it finds any problems.


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