On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:59:09 -0800, Greg Earle <earle@isolar.dyndns.org> wrote:
> On Jan 20, 2005, at 8:50 AM, Mehul Sanghvi wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:45:40 -0800, Greg Earle
> > <earle@isolar.dyndns.org> wrote:
> >> Your problem isn't the syslog messages as much as it's why is
> >> it that getty is respawning constantly on the console.
> >>
> >> When it boots up, does it go straight into X11 (via "xdm") or
> >> do you have to log in to the console first and then run "startx"
> >> (or similar) to fire up X11?
> >
> > It gets started via XDM.
> 
> Then disable the console login in "/etc/ttys" (change the
> "on" to "off"), SIGHUP "init" ("kill -s HUP 1") and see
> if that makes the (x)console messages shut up.
> 
>         - Greg

Greg,

      That worked.  Thanks.  It didn't quiet get rid of all the messages, but it
gets rid of most of them :)  I still get some messages regarding ntpd popping
up every now and then but it happens so far apart, its not an annoyance.


cheers,

     mehul


-- 
Mehul N. Sanghvi
email: mehul.sanghvi@gmail.com