Also, it helps to add these lines to rc.local:
chown root /dev/tty[pqr]*
chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqr]*
A common reason for rlogind being terminated abnormally is system crashes.
dave (the Mercenary Programmer)
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David Janes (Dept. of Redundancy Dept.)
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