From: J. M. O'Donnell (odonnell@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov)
Date: 08/07/93 

From: odonnell@mpx2.lampf.lanl.gov (J. M. O'Donnell)
Subject: Re: [Q]: inittab problem
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1993 14:42:00 GMT

In article <cam.744512811@ss1>, cam@adied.oz.au (Cameron) writes...
>
>my inittab has line as follows:
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>S1:respawn:/bin/getty ttyS16 DT9600 vt100
>
>
>Why doesn't init like it if I change S1 to S16 ? It complains that there
>is an error in the inittab file if I put
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>S16:respawn:/bin/getty ttyS16 DT9600 vt100
>
>Why?
>
>
>- cameron.
>
Many version of init only allow two characters per line name.

John.