Prob using nullmodem cable

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Johannes Buechler <buechler@iaew.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> I get the /etc/issue of the linux pc and I am prompted fuer my username
> ('...login:'). But when I enter the username (jens), nothing happens.
> I'm not even prompted for a password.

Flow control issue, missing DSR ?  Do you have a real null-modem cable ?


> mgetty is started via: 7:2345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 19200 -r ttyS1


> 10/15 19:29:55 yS1   tio_get_rs232_lines: status: RTS CTS DSR DTR
> 10/15 19:29:55 yS1  WARNING: starting login while DCD is low!

Connect DCD to DTR.

> 10/15 19:29:55 yS1  getpwnam('500') failed: No such file or directory

> What does that getpwnam line wants to say to me? Who can give me a hint?

For some reason something wanted to know what UID 500 was. Gert?