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     Name
          inittab - Alternative login terminals file.

     Description
          telinit(C) reads inittab and converts it into a ttys(M)-
          format file.  init(M) reads /etc/ttys to determine for which
          terminals logins are allowed.

          Each line in inittab has the form:
                    id:run-levels:action:/etc/getty tty mode

          id   A one-  to four-character name that uniquely identifies
               this line.  It is recommended that if tty is ttyxx that
               the id then be ``xx''.

          run-levels
               A list of digits ranging from 0 to 6.  This list
               specifies which telinit states are concerned with this
               line.  If the run-levels list is empty, then it is
               assumed to be ``0123456'' (all states).

          action
               Whether or not logins are allowed on tty:

               off  Logins are not allowed in any of the listed run-
                    levels.

               respawn
                    Logins are allowed only in the listed run-levels.

               ondemand
                    Identical to ``respawn''.

          tty  The filename of a character device special file.  Only
               the filename is supplied; the path is assumed to be
               /dev.

          mode A single character supplied as an argument to the
               getty(M) program.  It defines the line characteristics
               (such as the baud rate) for the terminal, and must
               match one of the names listed in /etc/gettydefs.

          Exactly one space must separate ttys from ...:/etc/getty and
          from mode.  No other spaces or tabs are allowed.











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     Files
          /etc/inittab

     See Also
          disable(C), enable(C), init(M), getty(M), gettydefs(F),
          telinit(C), ttys(M)

     Notes
          inittab is provided for users more familiar with the telinit
          approach to terminal administration, as opposed to the
          standard XENIX enable(C)/disable(C) approach.  It is
          intended that a full integration of these two approaches
          will be provided in a future version of XENIX.










































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