Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site wivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!wivax!dyer From: dyer@wivax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Too many inits Message-ID: <18371@wivax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Jun-83 23:32:34 EDT Article-I.D.: wivax.18371 Posted: Thu Jun 2 23:32:34 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Jun-83 00:18:36 EDT References: root44.2179, <21@hou2b.UUCP> Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts Lines: 8 Re: /etc/init appears on dialup lines, /etc/getty appears on hard-wired lines. The reason for this is that init performs the open of the terminal device, followed by dup(0), dup(0), generating file handle 0, 1, and 2 aka STDIN, STDOUT and STDERR.) An open on a dialup line blocks until carrier is detected, whereas an open on a hard-wired line succeeds immediately. In both cases, after the open and dup's, init executes /etc/getty.