1SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)  systemd-getty-generator SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)
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NAME

6       systemd-getty-generator - Generator for enabling getty instances on the
7       console
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SYNOPSIS

10       /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator
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DESCRIPTION

13       systemd-getty-generator is a generator that automatically instantiates
14       serial-getty@.service on the kernel console /dev/console if that is not
15       directed to the virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
16       serial-getty@.service instances for virtualizer consoles, if execution
17       in a virtualized environment is detected. Finally, it will instantiate
18       container-getty@.service instances for additional container pseudo TTYs
19       as requested by the container manager (see Container Interface[1]).
20       This should ensure that the user is shown a login prompt at the right
21       place, regardless of which environment the system is started in. For
22       example, it is sufficient to redirect the kernel console with a kernel
23       command line argument such as console= to get both kernel messages and
24       a getty prompt on a serial TTY. See kernel-parameters.txt[2] for more
25       information on the console= kernel parameter.
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27       systemd-getty-generator implements systemd.generator(7).
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29       Further information about configuration of gettys you may find in
30       systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and
31       Elsewhere)[3].
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SEE ALSO

34       systemd(1), agetty(8)
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NOTES

37        1. Container
38               Interface
39           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/
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41        2. kernel-parameters.txt
42           https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
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44        3. systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles
45           (and Elsewhere)
46           http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html
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