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Subject: Re: changes to /etc/ttys
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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 09:10:05 -0800 (PST)
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> 
> I'm submitting a patch for /etc/ttys to make ttyv0 the default console of 
> which no getty process runs on. ttyv[1-3] are now the default getty logins.

Why would you want to do this?  This would mean that by default no login
prompt would appear after a boot, something that I am sure would generate
_lots_ of questions on the mailing list from users who did not know about
it.
 
What gain is there from doing this?

> -- cut here -------------------------------------------------------
> *** ttys.orig	Thu Mar  7 01:36:45 1996
> --- ttys	Thu Mar  7 01:35:43 1996
> ***************
> *** 8,16 ****
>   console	none				unknown	off secure
>   #
> ! ttyv0	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on  secure
>   # Virtual terminals
>   ttyv1	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
>   ttyv2	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on secure
> ! ttyv3	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	off secure
>   # Serial terminals
>   ttyd0	"/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"	unknown	off secure
> --- 8,17 ----
>   console	none				unknown	off secure
>   #
> ! ttyv0	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	off	secure
>   # Virtual terminals
>   ttyv1	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on 	secure
>   ttyv2	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on 	secure
> ! ttyv3	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on 	secure
>   # Serial terminals
>   ttyd0	"/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"	unknown	off secure
> -- end ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> == Chris Layne =============================================================
> == coredump@nervosa.com ================ http://www.nervosa.com/~coredump ==
> 


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