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Replacing auto with /usr/bin/shserv also works to fix problems with Digi Realports

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From: Roberto Zini <fred@strhold.it>
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Subject: Re: Cannot log by modem on Unixware 7.1
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 10:00:55 +0100
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Luc Chatelain wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> I configured a modem on a Com port on my system, using the
> ttymon monitor ...
> When I dial to that modem I get the login and am able to log on,
> the system will display my last login time and I get kicked out,
> back to the login.   The modem does not hangup, I can still try and
> log on and get kicked out again.
> 
> I know that it doesn't get to the /etc/profile file ( I put a trace in
> it
> and it never showed).
> 
> I tried different users, they all react the same way.
> I'm able to login and work with these user codes if  I telnet.
> 
> Thanks for you help.
> Luc Chatelain
> ogcplus@cam.org

This is a repost of an article I managed to post a while ago concerning
a similar issue : 

=== cut here ===

I've been involved in a modem installation under UW 7.1 in the
last few days and, after much fighting, sighing, crying and so on, 
I've been able to get the long awaited login prompt by manually
changing the /etc/saf/ttymon1/_pmtab file (assuming that ttymon1
is the label assigned to your port monitor). As an example, stop
the port monitor (sacadm -k -p ttymon1), switch to /etc/saf/ttymon1
and, by using the editor of your choice, change the _pmtab as
follows :

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for Linux and Unix

# VERSION=2
termA1:u::reserved:reserved:login:/dev/term/A1:ohr:0:/usr/bin/shserv:60:38400_8N:ldterm,ttcompat:login\:
:::::#

Please notice the tenth field of the above string (/usr/bin/shserv); by
default it's automatically set to "auto" and this caused us a log of
headaches. Once replaced with /usr/bin/shserv, everything went as
expected (please change the twelfth field - speed - accordingly to
your needs).

Next restart your port monitor (sacadm -s -p ttymon1) and see what
happens; if you have trouble, please check /var/saf/ttymon1/log for
additional details.

Note: the above workaround was originally posted under this newsgroup
by a wyse guy whose name I can't remember right now - kudos to him
for his knowledge.

=== cut here ===

The problem you're experiencing could be due to a bad serial cable
wiring too; I had the same problem while trying to connect a serial
terminal to a UW 7.1.0 machine. To get the above to work I had to
phisically wire DTR and DCD on the UW7 side, even if I was logging
in via a null modem device (actually it was /dev/term/00t which,
as stated in the docs, DOES NOT consider modem signals). OK, this
is not your case but consider downloading patch ptf7613a  if
you plan to do the above connection.

Best,
Roberto
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