SerialDeviceManager(1M)                                SerialDeviceManager(1M)



NAME
     SerialDeviceManager - serial device manager

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sysadm/bin/runcatalog
     /usr/sysadm/catalogdf/SaSerialDeviceCatatog.cdf

DESCRIPTION
     Managers display information about your system and provide access to
     interactive guides (also called tasks) that let you administer your
     system.  For example, the User Manager displays a list of the user
     accounts currently on the system and gives you access to guides like "Add
     a User Account" and "Modify a User Account."

     In a Manager window, you can open a guide by choosing its name from the
     Task menu or by clicking its button at the bottom of the window.

     The serial device manager displays an icon for each serial port on the
     system.  The icon represents the device attached to that port.  The
     serial device manager gets its information from the inittab(4) file, the
     /dev/input directory (see input(7)), and from the configuration files in
     /etc/uucp (see cu(1C)).

GUIDES
     Guides, also called "tasks," are interactive windows that lead users
     through the steps necessary to perform various system administration
     tasks, such as adding new user accounts and configuring networking on the
     system.

     A guide typically consists of a series of pages that prompt users to
     enter information or select options. A user navigates through guide pages
     using the Prev and Next buttons (or corresponding arrow keys).  When the
     user reaches the last page of a guide and clicks the OK button, the
     system executes one or more privileged commands to perform the system
     administration task. These commands are located in /usr/sysadm/privcmd.
     See runpriv(1M) for more information about privileged commands.

     Many of the guides require that a user either know the root password or
     be assigned the necessary privileges (using the PrivilegeManager(1)) in
     order to perform the task.

     Add a Serial Device
               This guide lets you configure a serial port for use by a
               terminal, optional input device, or midi.  The privilege needed
               for this task is: Add Serial Device (addSerialDevice(1M)).

     Remove a Serial Device
               This guide lets you unconfigure a serial port configured for a
               terminal, an optional input device, or midi.  The privilege
               needed for this task is: Delete Serial Device
               (deleteSerialDevice(1M)).




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     Add a Modem
               This guide lets you configure a serial port for use by a modem.
               The privilege needed for this task is: Add Modem
               (addModem(1M)).

     Remove a Modem
               This guide lets you unconfigure a serial port configured for
               use by a modem.  The privilege needed for this task is: Delete
               Modem (deleteModem(1M)).

SEE ALSO
     cu(1C), sysmgr(1M), runpriv(1M), addSerialDevice(1M),
     deleteSerialDevice(1M), addModem(1M), deleteModem(1M), inittab(4),
     input(7).









































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