Prob using nullmodem cable

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Hi Gert,

Gert Doering <gert@greenie.muc.de> wrote:
>On Sat, Oct 23, 1999 at 04:04:37PM +0000, Johannes Buechler wrote:
>> 10/15 19:29:55 yS1  WARNING: starting login while DCD is low!

>The null modem cable isn't wired properly, that is, DTR on one end should
>be wired to DSR and DCD on the other - you don't have a carrier signal,
>and so "login" blocks.  Unless you can't fix the cable, work around by
>"ignore-carrier yes" in mgetty.config.
Ok, thank you! I will try it as soon as I can (and I will scold Jens who
soldered the cable :-).

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

>This means something in login.config is "weird" - like a uid 500 given,
>instead of a user *name*.
Hm. The comments in login.config are a bit misleading:
# Format:
#       username userid utmp_entry login_program [arguments]
#
# Meaning:
#       for a "username" entered at mgettys login: prompt, call
#       "login_program" with [arguments], with the uid set to "userid",
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
imho is 'uid' a number not a name on UNIX(tm).

But U R right: I didn't noticed that:
# userid is a valid user name from /etc/passwd, or "-" to not set
#  a login user id and keep the uid/euid root (needed for /bin/login)

suggestion: maybe the comment could be changed to:
# Format:
#       username_mgetty username_system login_program [arguments]
...

best regards, Johannes

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