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@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!--*-nxml-*-->
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
-<!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "custom-entities.ent" >
-%entities;
-]>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 <!--
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
   This file is part of systemd.
 
   Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
   </refnamediv>
 
   <refsynopsisdiv>
-    <para><filename>&rootlibexecdir;/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator</filename></para>
+    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator</filename></para>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
   <refsect1>
 
     <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> is a generator
     that automatically instantiates
-    <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the kernel console
-    <filename>/dev/console</filename> if that is not directed to the
-    virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
+    <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the kernel
+    console(s), if they can function as ttys and are not provided by
+    the virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
     <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> instances for
     virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is
-    detected. Finally, it will instantiate
+    detected. If execution in a container environment is detected, it
+    will instead enable <filename>console-getty.service</filename> for
+    <filename>/dev/console</filename>, and
     <filename>container-getty@.service</filename> instances for
     additional container pseudo TTYs as requested by the container
     manager (see <ulink
-    url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/"><filename>Container
+    url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/"><filename>Container
     Interface</filename></ulink>). This should ensure that the user is
     shown a login prompt at the right place, regardless of which
     environment the system is started in. For example, it is
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@
     <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> implements
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
-    <para>Further information about configuration of gettys you may
-    find in
+    <para>Further information about configuration of gettys can be
+    found in
     <ulink url="http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html">systemd
     for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and
     Elsewhere)</ulink>.</para>