man/systemd-getty-generator.xml

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  22 <refentry id="systemd-getty-generator">
  23
  24   <refentryinfo>
  25     <title>systemd-getty-generator</title>
  26     <productname>systemd</productname>
  27
  28     <authorgroup>
  29       <author>
  30         <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  31         <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  32         <surname>Poettering</surname>
  33         <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  34       </author>
  35     </authorgroup>
  36   </refentryinfo>
  37
  38   <refmeta>
  39     <refentrytitle>systemd-getty-generator</refentrytitle>
  40     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  41   </refmeta>
  42
  43   <refnamediv>
  44     <refname>systemd-getty-generator</refname>
  45     <refpurpose>Generator for enabling getty instances on the
  46     console</refpurpose>
  47   </refnamediv>
  48
  49   <refsynopsisdiv>
  50     <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator</filename></para>
  51   </refsynopsisdiv>
  52
  53   <refsect1>
  54     <title>Description</title>
  55
  56     <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> is a generator
  57     that automatically instantiates
  58     <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the kernel console
  59     <filename>/dev/console</filename> if that is not directed to the
  60     virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
  61     <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> instances for
  62     virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is
  63     detected. Finally, it will instantiate
  64     <filename>container-getty@.service</filename> instances for
  65     additional container pseudo TTYs as requested by the container
  66     manager (see <ulink
  67     url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/"><filename>Container
  68     Interface</filename></ulink>). This should ensure that the user is
  69     shown a login prompt at the right place, regardless of which
  70     environment the system is started in. For example, it is
  71     sufficient to redirect the kernel console with a kernel command
  72     line argument such as <varname>console=</varname> to get both
  73     kernel messages and a getty prompt on a serial TTY. See <ulink
  74     url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink>
  75     for more information on the <varname>console=</varname> kernel
  76     parameter.</para>
  77
  78     <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> implements the
  79     <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
  80     specification</ulink>.</para>
  81
  82     <para>Further information about configuration of gettys you may
  83     find in
  84     <ulink url="http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html">systemd
  85     for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and
  86     Elsewhere)</ulink>.</para>
  87   </refsect1>
  88
  89   <refsect1>
  90     <title>See Also</title>
  91     <para>
  92       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  93       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>agetty</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  94     </para>
  95   </refsect1>
  96
  97 </refentry>