[LUNI] Linux Terminal Server

[David Terrell]

On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 11:25:17AM -0500, Keith T. Garner wrote:
> So you can do something like:
>   screen /dev/ttyS0 9600
> 
> Hey, and then you can detach too.  :)

What I've experimented with in the past was using this as a full blown
terminal server.  You can run screen in a pre-detached state with a 
bunch of commands like that in .screenrc:

# attach to windows
screen /dev/ttyS0 9600
screen /dev/ttyS1 9600
screen /dev/ttyS2 9600

# set up permissions
acladd dbt admin2
aclchg * +rw #

# end of file

then run "screen -L -d -m -S consoleserver" as root
and 
screen -r root/consoleserver -x to attach


cool, eh?  it helps to disable a bunch of keybindings like close
window, stop logging, etc, that you might be used to using but
don't want to do by accident here.  It's not 100% foolproof if 
you are worried about having perfect logs, but neither are the 
other solutions mentioned here.

Caveat: this is from memory from about 5 years ago, so things 
may have changed, including my recollection, but it does work. :)

-- 
David Terrell
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