Re: [9fans] remote access to console of auth/console server?

[Axel Belinfante <Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl>]

To answer some of my own questions:
 - the console= line in plan9.ini just _adds_ console access via COM[12],
   instead of _replacing_ the normal access via keyboard/monitor
   (so no need for old terminal to watch/influence the boot process)
 - the loop from one serial port (specified in console= line in plan9.ini)
   to another (specified in /lib/ndb/consoledb) works, but 'costs'
   two serial ports.

New questions:
 - would it be possible to replace the fysical loop by some
   'loopback' code (that makes the console availabe via a 'virtual'
   serial port)?
 - would that make sense?   rephrased:
 - do I really need/want remote console access to the auth server, or can
   'every' administration task be done via normal remote login?
   How is this done at bell labs (where, as I understand, the auth server
   doubles as console server)?
   One advantage of access via consolefs rather than via normal remote
   login seems to be that clog can be used to log 'everything'.

Thanks,
Axel.