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2 !!!mgetty
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 FILES
8 DIAGNOSTICS
9 BUGS
10 SEE ALSO
11 AUTHOR
12 ----
13 !!NAME
14
15
16 mgetty - smart modem getty
17 !!SYNOPSIS
18
19
20 __mgetty__ [[__options__] ttydevice
21 [[''gettydefs'']
22 !!DESCRIPTION
23
24
25 Mgetty is a ``smart'' getty replacement, designed to be used
26 with hayes compatible data and data/fax modems. Mgetty knows
27 about modem initialization, manual modem answering (so your
28 modem doesn't answer if the machine isn't ready), UUCP
29 locking (so you can use the same device for dial-in and
30 dial-out). Mgetty provides very extensive logging
31 facilities.
32
33
34 This manpage doesn't try to detail mgetty setup in detail,
35 it just lists the most important options. For detailed
36 instructions, see the info file mgetty.info
37 (mgetty.texi).
38 !!OPTIONS
39
40
41 __-k __
42
43
44 Tells ''mgetty'' to leave
45 ''
46
47
48 __-x __
49
50
51 Use the given level of verbosity for logging - 0 means no
52 logging, 9 is really noisy. The log file is usually
53 /tmp/log_mg.
54
55
56 __-s __
57
58
59 Set the port speed to use, e.g.
60
61
62 __-r__
63
64
65 Tells ''mgetty'' that it is running on a direct line.
66 UUCP locking is done, but no modem initialization
67 whatsoever.
68
69
70 __-p __
71
72
73 Use the given string to prompt users for their login names.
74 Various tokens are allowed in this string. These tokens are:
75 @ for the system name, n, r, g, v, f, t for newline,
76 carriage return, bell, vertical tab, form feed, and tab,
77 respectively. P and L will expand to the tty name
78 (
79
80
81 The default prompt is specified at compile
82 time.
83
84
85 __-n #__
86
87
88 Tells ''mgetty'' to pick up the phone after the #th RING.
89 Default is 1.
90
91
92 __-R __
93
94
95 Tells ''mgetty'' to go into
96 ''
97
98
99 I do not really recommend using this, better get a second
100 phone line for the modem.
101
102
103 __-i __
104
105
106 Output
107
108
109 __-D__
110
111
112 Tells ''mgetty'' that the modem is to be treated as a
113 DATA modem, no fax initalization is attempted.
114
115
116 __-F__
117
118
119 Tells ''mgetty'' that DATA calls are not allowed and the
120 modem should be set to Fax-Only.
121
122
123 __-C __
124
125
126 Tells ''mgetty'' how to treat the modem. Possible values
127 for
128 ''
129
130
131 __-S __
132
133
134 If a call comes in and requests fax polling, ''mgetty''
135 will send the named file. Note: not all fax modems support
136 poll sending.
137
138
139 __-I __
140
141
142 Use the given fax station ID for fax identification. Not
143 used for data modems.
144
145
146 __-b__
147
148
149 Open the port in blocking mode. Best used in combination
150 with mgetty'' is
151 called as ''getty.'' You may want to use this if you want
152 to make use of the two-device / kernel-locking scheme of the
153 Linux and SunOS operating systems (/dev/ttyS.. and
154 /dev/cua..). I do not recommend it, it's just include for
155 completeness, and to be able to use mgetty as a
156 full-featured getty replacement.
157
158
159 __-a__
160
161
162 Use autobauding. That is, after a connection is made,
163 ''mgetty'' parses the
164 ''
165
166
167 __-m 'expect send ...'__
168
169
170 Set the
171
172
173 mgetty -m '
174 !!FILES
175
176
177 __/etc/mgetty/mgetty.config__
178
179
180 Main configuration file.
181
182
183 __/etc/mgetty/login.config__
184
185
186 controls whether (and when) ''mgetty'' should call some
187 other program for user login instead of /bin/login. How this
188 is done is explained in this file.
189
190
191 __/etc/mgetty/dialin.config__
192
193
194 controls acceptance/denial of incoming calls based on the
195 caller's number. Available only if you have
196
197
198 __/etc/nologin.ttyxx__
199
200
201 controls whether mgetty should pick up the phone upon
202 incoming calls. If the file exists, calls are completely
203 ignored. You can use this, for example, to stop mgetty
204 during day time, and let it pick up at night only, by
205 creating and removing /etc/nologin.ttyxx via the ''cron''
206 program at the appropriate time.
207
208
209 __/etc/issue__
210
211
212 will be printed after a connection is established, and
213 before the with the '-i' option.
214
215
216 __/var/log/mgetty/mg_ttyxx.log__
217
218
219 Debug log file, see below.
220 !!DIAGNOSTICS
221
222
223 If ''mgetty'' doesn't work the way it should, the main
224 source of diagnostic data is the ''log file.'' It can be
225 found in
226 ''
227
228
229 Many of the common problems and solutions are discussed in
230 the mgetty manual and the FAQ. Please see the WWW page at
231 http://alpha.greenie.net/mgetty/ for both.
232 !!BUGS
233
234
235 Not all of ''mgetty'' configuration can be done at
236 run-time yet. Things like flow control and file paths (log
237 file / lock file) have to be configured by changing the
238 source and recompiling.
239
240
241 Users never read manuals...
242 !!SEE ALSO
243
244
245 g32pbm(1), sendfax(8), getty(8), mgettydefs(4),
246 mgetty.info
247 !!AUTHOR
248
249
250 ''mgetty'' is Copyright (C) 1993 by Gert Doering,
251 ''
252 ----
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