Phil Shrimpton wrote:
Every hour my /var/log/mgetty.ttyS0 gets the following entries
01/30 13:39:49 yS0 checking if modem is still alive 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 makelock(ttyS0) called 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 do_makelock: lock='/var/lock/LCK..ttyS0' 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 lock made 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 mdm_send: 'AT' 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 mdm_command: string 'AT' 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 waiting for line to clear (VTIME), read: 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 removing lock file 01/30 13:39:49 yS0 waiting...
Should I be worried (apart from rapidly reducing disk space)?, and what can I do to stop it?
Nah - as it says, it's just mgetty making sure the modem's still there and it's not listening to a port with nothing attached. Nothing to worry about, Chris -- __ _ -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\