Creating a Terminal Server Getting Started Guide 175 1:12345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty1 VC linux 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty2 VC linux 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty3 VC linux 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty4 VC linux 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty5 VC linux 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty tty6 VC linux If you had a modem connected to serial port 1 (/dev/ttyS0), you would add a line like this to the end of the list: 7:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty ttyS0 MYTERM linux Notice the following things about this new entry: • The number of the device (7) is arbitrary but unique. If you have many devices and still want to use the X Window System on this OpenLinux system, you should start the device numbers with 10, 100 or something similar. • The second set of numbers defines which run-levels will include this device. Normally this would be 2345. • The device to watch for activity is listed (without the /dev/ portion). In this case, serial port 1, ttyS0, is the device. • The name of the gettydef line is included to indicate the options to use with this device. Once you have edited the necessary files, re-initialize the system to use the parameters you have entered using this command: $ init q You are ready to test the devices to see that they respond with a login prompt. NOTE: If you want users to immediately begin using a cer- tain program after logging in, add that program name to their startup information in the /etc/passwd file. For exam- ple, instead of /bin/bash, change the default shell to /bin/bash –c salesprogram: dtaylor:x:500:500:Danielle Taylor:/home/dtaylor:/bin/bash -c sales Additional capabilities and security can be provided by using other getty-like programs.