Amen to what donna has said. Our console is in the
data center but is visible to the operators working
outside the room. Console messages can be important
first signs of problems!

--- donna hofmeister <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> why leave the console logged on?  i guess it's one
> of those 'it depends' kinda things.
> 
> if the console is in a secure area, i think the
> console should be left logged on. (don't forget, it
> may be the only device with a serial connection to
> the system!).
> 
> perhaps, otoh, if you do little tape handling
> (and/or all your tape drives are configured for
> autoreply) or forms printing, maybe it makes more
> sense to not have the console logged on.
> 
> i'd think a side-effect of not having the console
> logged on is that no one/nothing is actually
> watching the messages on the console.  i realize
> having the operator logged on is no guarantee either
> (ask me about my operators....) but i do think the
> inverse is true.  and if no one/nothing is watching,
> then how do you know what's really happening on the
> system?        - d
> 
>

John Bawden
Homestead3000 Consulting
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