INIT repeatedly spawns getty - thanks.
HCART at vax.oxford.ac.uk
HCART at vax.oxford.ac.uk
Tue Jul 3 21:12:42 AEST 1990
In article <9006290621.aa07092 at ADM.BRL.MIL> I wrote:
>
> Following a recent crash, the performance of our 3130 has
>fallen significantly. Output from ps aux shows that INIT
>is spawning a getty on serial line 2, on which we have an ascii
>terminal. After a few seconds, a login process appears for this
>line, even though no one is using the terminal. A short while
>later, a new getty appears and the cycle repeats endlessly.
>
>Anyone have any suggestions as to the probable cause of this
>difficulty and how we can resolve it ....
Thanks to all who responded. Most suggested a faulty hardware line
to the ascii terminal, which indeed turned out to be the problem.
Thanks again.
Hugh Cartwright, Physical Chemistry, Oxford.
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