How to set serial console in single user mode?

[2smooth]

Hi,

I'm running Hardy and i want to configure my system for use of IPMI 2.0 Serial over Lan.

I want configure Text Console Redirection in singel user mode, so that in case of serious problems i can remotely logging with IPMI view.

This is what the manual amongst other things says:

 c) LINUX OS: 
   (i) Add the following line into /etc/inittab. 
       s0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS1 19200 
  (ii) Edit /etc/securetty and add ttyS1

Searching through the forums i understand that ubuntu doesnt use inittab anymore but upstart. And that i have to to look in /etc/event.d

So i guess that i have to modify rc0.

# rc1 - runlevel 1 compatibility
#
# This task runs the old sysv-rc runlevel 1 ("single-user") scripts.

start on runlevel 1

stop on runlevel [!1]

console output
script
        set $(runlevel --set 1 || true)
        if [ "$1" != "unknown" ]; then
            PREVLEVEL=$1
            RUNLEVEL=$2
            export PREVLEVEL RUNLEVEL
        fi

        exec /etc/init.d/rc 1
end script

But what should i change?

I'd already post this on Ubuntu forum, but have not had any response
Ubuntu Forum

[2smooth]

after doing some more research i found this article:

HowtoForge: Setting up a serial console

In the comment section someone else added this:

...cut..
3. On Ubuntu Edgy Eft (6.10) or later, Upstart is used instead of init. To configure ttyS0, create a new entry in /etc/event.d by copying one of the existing tty# entries and modifying it. Example ttyS0:

------------------------------------------------------
# ttyS0 - getty
#
# This service maintains a getty on ttyS0 from the point the system is
# started

start on runlevel-2
start on runlevel-3
start on runlevel-4
start on runlevel-5
.......

Go to article to read further.

With this knowledge a find out that in single user mode
This script is being run

/usr/share/recovery-mode/recovery-menu

Which displays a menu

After selecting menu item "root"

This script is being run:

/usr/share/recovery-mode/options/root

So i thougt this would do the trick

change this line

/sbin/sulogin

to this line

/sbin/sulogin /dev/ttyS1

And add ttyS1 to the file /etc/securetty

But unfortunately not.

First the menu after running grub is still being displayed on the console attached to the server.
Second there is some prompt showing on my IPMIview virtual terminal, but i cannot loggin?

Help please?