2-user systems

[Derek E. Terveer]

patrick at whistle.kai.com (Patrick Wolfe) writes:

>Any number of logins
>may be made at the console (where up to nine virtual terminals may be running),
>but only one login at a dialin or other port is permitted.  The login program
>apparently counts login entries in /etc/utmp, only allowing up to one login
>from any port other than /dev/console or /dev/vc??.  Stupid.

I wonder.   What if you simply renamed your tty/cul ports to be /dev/vc??.
That might cut down somewhat on the number of virtual consoles, but if login
just looks at the device name, how would it know that /dev/vc08 is really the
name (renamed) of the modem port?

derek
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Derek Terveer						det at hawkmoon.MN.ORG
Minnesota Field Hockey Association,  North Central Section
University of Minnesota Women's Lacrosse,  Midwest District