For mgetty users with non-trusted shell logins

Marc SCHAEFER (schaefer@alphanet.ch)
27 Jan 1999 1916:28:49 +0100


Robert Canary <rwcanary@mail.lig.bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I don't see how it is possible *not* to have a ttyXx or cuaX under /dev.
> mgetty+sendfax config revolves around those devices.  So is this a
> teaser or
> can it be done?

The idea is to make the handling of the /dev/ttyS0 on the behalf of
another process (rlogin or ptylogin) so that there is no way out.