Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 12:15:27 -0500 From: "Jim King" <jim@jimking.net> To: "Vivek Khera" <khera@kciLink.com>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: effective use of serial console Message-ID: <014201c03214$885aa330$524c8486@jking> References: <14817.64539.984808.362682@yertle.kciLink.com>
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Vivek Khera wrote: > I've got a stack of servers at a co-lo facililty about 35 minutes > drive from here (non-rush hour...) and I'd like to make best use of > the serial console feature of FreeBSD. > > So far with my in-office experiments, I have been able to do just > about everything I need. My only question is how can I force a reboot > similar to the CTL-ALT-DEL key sequence on a local console? I was > hoping a BREAK signal would do it, but the best I can do is make it > drop to a debugger. I don't really need debugger support in my > production kernels, but I guess if that's the only way to accomplish > it... > > How do others set this up? I guess I'm really looking for a really > fail-safe serial console. I use reboot(8) or shutdown(8). On RARE occasions I have to call the guy at my colo and have him intervene physically. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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