Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!ritcv!cci632!ccicpg!turnkey!sandy From: sandy@turnkey.TCC.COM (Sanford 'Sandy' Zelkovitz) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: /etc/inittab Problems with SCO XENIX-286 Summary: call my system Keywords: /etc/inittab, SCO XENIX-286, IBM PC-AT Message-ID: <1355@turnkey.TCC.COM> Date: 16 Aug 88 11:40:29 GMT References: <12997@mimsy.UUCP> <160@ispi.UUCP> Organization: Turnkey Computer Consultants, Costa Mesa, Ca. Lines: 21 In article <160@ispi.UUCP>, jbayer@ispi.UUCP (id for use with uunet/usenet) writes: > In article <12997@mimsy.UUCP>, meyer@mimsy.UUCP (John R. Meyer) writes: > > Hello Netlanders -- > > > > I am trying to get the /usr/bin/sysadmsh shell going in multiscreen > > /dev/tty05 using /etc/inittab. I have the line > > In SCO Xenix the inittab file is not fully functional. Looking at the manual > it says that the program telinit converts the inittab file to the ttys file. > Because of this it ignores the program name at the end of the line. > If you call my bbs at 714-898-8634, you can download the file, initnew.tar.Z, which contains a REAL working version of init/inittab along with an emulation of uugetty. The file can be found in the xenix_enhance directory. All the SysV functions are completely emulated so you can follow any SysV manual on how to setup your inittab. I have been using the code, without any failures now, for over 2 years! BTW, an installation shell script is also included so all the work is done for you. Sandy XBBS 714-898-8634