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Re: Security log file flooded with agetty errors
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
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Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Aug 2006 21:56:29 +0200
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Hi

Michael Malik wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was just wondering if anyone has experienced this problem -- I noticed
> that /var/log/secure is filled with "agetty[some #]: ttyS0: ioctl:
> Input/output error".  This is repeated thousands of times.  I don't use
> a modem or dumb terminals and I don't think I need agetty at all.  Where
> is agetty starting from?  I don't see it or anything like it in
> services.  Thanks!  -Michael

Most likely it is in /etc/inittab,
putted there by SL_enable_serialconsole rpm.

Cheers

Jarek
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