How to Configure a Serial Line for Logins

Before You Begin

You must be in the Security Administrator role in the global zone.

1. Open the Solaris Management Console in the Files scope.

   Figure 17–1 Serial Ports Tool in the Solaris Management Console

   
   

2. Under Devices and Hardware, navigate to Serial Ports.

   Provide a password when prompted. Follow the online help to configure the serial port.

3. To change the default label range, open the Device Allocation Manager.

   The default label range is ADMIN_LOW to ADMIN_HIGH.

Example 17–2 Restricting the Label Range of a Serial Port

After creating a serial login device, the security administrator restricts the label range of the serial port to a single label, Public. The administrator sets the following values in the Device Administration dialog boxes.

Device Name: /dev/term/[a|b]
Device Type: tty
Clean Program: /bin/true
Device Map: /dev/term/[a|b]
Minimum Label: Public
Maximum Label: Public
Allocatable By: No Users