Configuring a Device for a Terminal

Use this procedure to configure an HP-UX device for a terminal. See your operating system documentation for more information on configuring a serial device for a terminal.

Procedure

1. In HP-UX, dial-in devices require the CD (Carrier Detect) signal to be asserted (high). This may be accomplished by connecting the terminal's DTR (Data Terminal Ready) line to CD on the Digi port. 
2. On the HP-UX server, use a text editor to add a terminal device entry in the /etc/inittab file. Here are examples of two entries for Digi ports:

   Xx01:23:respawn:/etc/getty ttyc23 H
Xx02:23:respawn:/etc/getty ttyn12 H  

   Notes:

   • The id field (the first field) for an /etc/inittab entry must be from one to four characters long and it must be unique. The word, respawn, in the third field means that the port will be enabled for login. For more information, consult your HP-UX documentation or consult man pages for inittab.
   • The last letter in this example, H, is an index into the /etc/gettydefs file.  Entries other than H may be used. Consult your HP-UX documentation for more information.
3. Enter the following command at a root prompt:

   init q