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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > > Is there some way to switch back and forth using
> > > command-line instead of inittab 
> >
> > Perhaps.  Try executing agetty directly (with the same
> > parameters shown in /etc/inittab).
>
> Just type out that line?

Everything from /sbin/agetty onwards.

> If I don't use inittab but type it out CLI do I omit 
> respawn so I can kill it?

respawn is only used in /etc/inittab

> Is it any more insecure than going online with the 
> server as root in the first place on a dialup connection?

That's the point:  going online with a telnet server 
running as root is insecure.  BasicLinux was not designed 
for that purpose; although I do realize that some users 
are experimenting with that sort of thing.  I am happy to 
answer questions when I can, but don't want users to think 
that BasicLinux is a suitable platform for running online 
servers.
  
> This is handy so that two people can go online at the 
> same time on one phone line.  

That sort of thing is not insure, if you use an appropriately
configured firewall.  BL1 actually came with a firewall
utility (ipfwadm) and configuration template in netsetup.
A similar utility can be added to BL2/BL3 from Slackware.

Cheers,
Steven

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