NAME
cyclades-serial-client Serial Port Interface for Cyclades Terminal
Servers
SYNOPSIS
cyclades-serial-client (start | stop | restart | status) [devname]
DESCRIPTION
For each physical port listed in cyclades-devices file, cyclades-
serial-client controls the status of the corresponding cyclades-ser-cli
interface.
OPTIONS
cyclades-serial-client must be invoked with one of the (start, stop,
restart or status), and optionaly with a argument associated to a
specific device. In this case, the action spedified as the option will
be performed only for this device.
If this argument was not supplied, the action will be performed for all
devices listed in cyclades-devices file. The mandatory options are:
start - Starts the cyclades-ser-cli program, using parameters supplied
in the cyclades-devices file. If this program is already
running, a message will be displayed, and no additional copy
will be started.
stop - Stops the cyclades-ser-cli program(s), by issuing a SIGTERM
signal.
restart
- Simulates a hangup to cyclades-ser-cli program(s), by issuing
a SIGUSR1 signal.
status - Checks the status of cyclades-ser-cli programs(s).
EXAMPLES
Assuming the the following cyclades-devices file configuration:
/dev/ctty01:pr3k:1:rtelnet: /dev/ctty02:pr3k:2:socket:
1 . Start all devices: cyclades-serial-client start Messages: "Starting
/dev/ctty01 <==> pr3k:1 interface" "Starting /dev/ctty02 <==> pr3k:2
interface"
2 . Try to start them again: cyclades-serial-client start Messages:
"cyclades-serial-client : /dev/ctty01 already active" "cyclades-serial-
client : /dev/ctty02 already active"
3 . Stop only /dev/ctty01 device: cyclades-serial-client stop
/dev/ctty01 Messages: "Stopping /dev/ctty01 <==> pr3k:2 interface"
4 . Checking status: cyclades-serial-client status Messages:
"/dev/ctty01 (rtelnet at pr3k:1) is inactive" "/dev/ctty02 ( socket at
pr3k:2) active, pid 2983"
5 . Start a non-valid device cyclades-serial-client start /dev/xtty01
Messages: "cyclades-serial-client : device /dev/xtty01 does not exist"
SEE ALSO
cyclades-ser-cli(1), cyclades-devices(5)
cyclades-serial-client(8)