SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8) systemd-getty-generatorSYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)
systemd-getty-generator - Generator for enabling getty instances on
the console
/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator
systemd-getty-generator is a generator that automatically
instantiates serial-getty@.service on the kernel console(s), if they
can function as ttys and are not provided by the virtual console
subsystem. It will also instantiate serial-getty@.service instances
for virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment
is detected. If execution in a container environment is detected, it
will instead enable console-getty.service for /dev/console, and
container-getty@.service instances for additional container pseudo
TTYs as requested by the container manager (see Container
Interface[1]). 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 sufficient to redirect the kernel
console with a kernel command line argument such as console= to get
both kernel messages and a getty prompt on a serial TTY. See
kernel-parameters.txt[2] for more information on the console= kernel
parameter.
systemd-getty-generator implements systemd.generator(7).
Further information about configuration of gettys can be found in
systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and
Elsewhere)[3].
systemd(1), agetty(8)
1. Container
Interface
https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE
2. kernel-parameters.txt
https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
3. systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles
(and Elsewhere)
http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html
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