[KLUG Members] Aches issues

Adam Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 10:32:43 -0400 (EDT)


>Thanks, AW.
>The printer was configured before and then it printed garbage at times.
>Their support told them it was in the cabling and not to use it.  (If it
>was looking like a cable issue, would'nt you just run a new cable or
>take the printer and plug it directly into the port to rule it out? Of
>course!) 
>I need to set it back up so I can see the problem so I can resolve the
>problem.
>In smit, it didn't show up.  In trying to assign it (attached to 16-Port
>Enhanced RAN EIA-232) the port is already configured for a terminal.  I
>can't remove the tty because it says it's in use (I have a printer
>plugged in and turned off).  
>Once I figure out how to remove that tty, the rest should fall together
>nicely.

Try
smit->Devices->Tty->"Change / Show Characteristics of a TTY"
->Pick the tty from the list
->Change "Enable LOGIN" to "disable"

Then you should be able to remove the tty.  Currently it is busy because a 
getty is listening on it.