console on a trusted system

[Brian Taylor]

A question for the collective...

We have an L-class server running 11.00 and it is a 'trusted' system. We have tried to get a console to run on the machine with no luck. We have tried a terminal hooked to the serial port and also an HP Secure Web console. Neither worked.

Any thought or suggestions would be great!

Thanks...again!

Brian-

[Alex Glennie]

depends on the errors you get I guess but this maybe relevant ?

This can be caused by not having an entry for those ports in two
files, /tcb/files/devassign and /tcb/files/ttys. One way to get
entries added to these files is to remove and readd the device
using SAM. Another way is to use the following:

To add an entry to /tcb/files/devassign, execute

/usr/lbin/modprdev -A /dev/device_name

To add an entry to /tcb/files/ttys, execute

/usr/lbin/modprterm -A /dev/device_name


At this time these are undocumented commands. For more info on
devassign and ttys, refer to their man pages.

[Patrick Wallek]

Are you hooking into the serial port or the console port? The two should be distinctly different ports. I do not have an L series, but on everything else I have it is that way.

Look for a port on the back of the system labeled CONSOLE and try that.

It makes no difference as far as a console is concerned whether your system is trusted or not.

[David Child_1]

Brian,

Are you using the three-lead cable to attach to the serial port? If so, make sure you connect the web console into the lead labeled "console".

David