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Serial console - related code needs to be adjusted from inittab to systemctl
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Tried to make my current production config work with vyos 2.0 code.
The only remaining thing is serial console. Looks like existing code doesn't work with systemd.
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Looks like there are several different ways to fix it:

  1. Remove inittab-related code at all
  2. Add some euristics (e.g. -f /etc/inittab ....)
  3. Add the code, looking on vyos version and making decision on what to patch, depending on it.

I think, I can fix this problem myself, but I need advice in this decision and someone to test the result.

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mickvav created this task.Apr 28 2016, 10:49 AM
dmbaturin added a comment.Apr 28 2016, 11:04 AM

For the jessie branch, we are likely staying with systemd, so systemd-related code will have to be added anyway.
Whether to remove the inittab-related code or not, not sure. I don't think we should implement both right away, but if we leave some room for extending it to support other init systems, it should be fine I think.

If you make a patch for it, it will be appreciated.

mickvav added a comment.Apr 28 2016, 12:32 PM

About systemd there is another point - if you look into systemd default setup (/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]), you can find that it's default setup is rather clever - it takes advantage from agetty's ability to automatically select console baud rate. But current vyos configuration scheme insists on some fixed baud rate. So, we also have options:

  1. (simple) Remove speed option or ignore it. + allows usage of upstream systemd configuration
  2. Alter systemd configuration to use fixed speed from config.
  3. Modify speed to accept list of possible speeds, e.g.
speed "9600[,38400...]"
syncer lowered the priority of this task from High to Normal.May 13 2016, 12:10 PM
syncer assigned this task to mickvav.Dec 14 2016, 1:22 PM
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UnicronNL added a subscriber: UnicronNL.EditedApr 23 2017, 4:59 PM

for now it is set to fixed speed.
please close if agreed on this.
https://github.com/vyos/vyatta-cfg-system/commit/d582bbaf3ad95566de9b90d1572d60e39936a1a7

ps inittab does not exist...

mickvav closed this task as Resolved.Jun 28 2017, 8:16 AM

Seems to be OK.

syncer edited projects, added VyOS 1.2 Crux (VyOS 1.2.0-rc1), VyOS-1.2.0-GA; removed VyOS 1.2 Crux.Oct 15 2018, 11:06 PM
syncer moved this task from Needs Triage to Finished on the VyOS 1.2 Crux (VyOS 1.2.0-rc1) board.Oct 15 2018, 11:58 PM