getty/uugetty -- what is the difference, really?

[john.urban]

In article <831 at tiamat.fsc.com> jim at tiamat.fsc.com ( IT Manager) writes:
>In article <1991Apr17.130247.13241 at virtech.uucp>, cpcahil at virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:
>> 
>> uugetty is getty with 1 enhancement:
>> 	1. it locks (using uucp/cu style locks) the port when someone attemps
>> 	   to log in so that only one of the three can use the line at the
>> 	   same time.

Another difference is that getty displays the Login prompt immediately where
as uugetty waits for some kind of input (carriage return or similar) before
displaying the the Login prompt.

This keeps two computers connected directly from spitting Login: Password:
back and fourth all day.

In /etc/inittab, you can almost always place uugetty instead of getty on every
line.  NOTE: Just tell uses to press return on thier keyboard to get the
Login prompt.

Sincerely,

John Urban
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