systemd-getty-generator (8) Linux Manual Page
systemd-getty-generator – Generator for enabling getty instances on the console
Synopsis
/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator
Description
systemd-getty-generator is a generator that automatically instantiates serial-getty [at] .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 [at] .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 [at] .service instances for additional container pseudo TTYs as requested by the container manager (see m[blue]Container Interfacem[][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 m[blue]kernel-parameters.txtm[][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 m[blue]systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)m[][3].
See Also
Notes
- 1.
- Container
Interface - 2.
- kernel-parameters.txt
- 3.
- systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)