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Using mgetty

You can't simply call mgetty from a shell script (like `/etc/rc') or interactively, because login is not possible unless mgetty is called directly by the init process. The next sections explain how to do this.

• How: How mgetty works
• Inittab: The `/etc/inittab' entry
• Devices: Choosing the right device
• Logs: Log files
• Deny: Denying logins (and scheduling)
• Direct: Direct serial lines
• Interaction: Interaction between mgetty and other programs
• Caller-ID: Using Caller-ID to selectively accept or reject calls
• runtime-mgetty: Runtime configuration: `mgetty.config'

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