From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Cipher TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 19yZro-0005CT-00 for ; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:36:52 -0700 Received: from smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.60]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19yZro-0006Ce-3e for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:36:52 -0700 Received: from 216-15-124-77.c3-0.smr-ubr3.sbo-smr.ma.cable.rcn.com ([216.15.124.77] helo=mizar.alcor.net) by smtp01.mrf.mail.rcn.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #4) id 19yZrn-0002Hn-00 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:36:51 -0400 Received: from mdz by mizar.alcor.net with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19yZrn-0006ty-00 for ; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:36:51 -0400 From: Matt Zimmerman Subject: Re: [uml-devel] [PATCH] Starting a command inside UML from mconsole Message-ID: <20030914163650.GI8622@alcor.net> References: <200309131820.45833.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> <200309140233.h8E2X5e4007952@ccure.karaya.com> <20030914075927.GA977@fute.lan> <200309141350.h8EDotNu001708@ccure.karaya.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200309141350.h8EDotNu001708@ccure.karaya.com> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 12:36:50 -0400 To: UML Devel ML On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 09:50:55AM -0400, Jeff Dike wrote: > mdz@debian.org said: > > It's difficult to reliably automate. > > Then give the UML a special console that doesn't make you log in, and just > gives you a root shell. Even once you've logged in, you have to deal with things like _reliably_ detecting a shell prompt, aliases, and other nastiness that comes with an interactive shell. It also requires that the UML system be specially configured, at which point there are already many other ways to do it. -- - mdz ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel