enable(C)                     06 January 1993                      enable(C)


 Name

    enable - turn on terminals and line printers

 Syntax

    enable tty ...

    enable printers

 Description

    For terminals this program manipulates the /etc/conf/cf.d/init.base file
    and signals init to allow logins on a particular terminal.

    Do not use this command to enable /dev/console, as this may corrupt the
    /etc/inittab file.

    For line printers, enable activates the named printers and enables them
    to print requests taken by lp(C).  Use lpstat(C) to find the status of
    the printers.

 Examples

    A simple command to enable tty01 follows:

       enable tty01

 Files

    /dev/tty*
    /etc/conf/cf.d/init.base
    /etc/conf/init.d/sio
    /usr/spool/lp/*

 See also

    disable(C), getty(M), init(M), inittab(F), login(M), lp(C), lpstat(C) and
    uugetty(M).

 Authorization

    The behavior of this utility is affected by assignment of the printerstat
    authorization. Refer to the ``Using a secure system'' chapter of the
    User's Guide for more details.