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Date:      Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:44:51 -0500 (EST)
From:      hoek@freenet.hamilton.on.ca
To:        Brian Queen <brian@filoli.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: virtual consoles
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.3.91.960328054107.29970D-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960326133137.18528B-100000@sundial.filoli.com>

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On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Brian Queen wrote:

> Does freeBSD have virtual consoles?

Yes.  You can use alt-F1 to alt-F3 to access them.  If you need more, you 
have to edit /etc/ttys and edit the line (like)

ttyv3	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	off	secure

Specifically, you want to cange the "off" to "on".

To add more vtys, you have to 

cd /dev
./MAKEDEV vty7

And then you have to add entries into /etc/ttys similiar to

ttyv4	"/usr/libexec/getty Pc"		cons25	on	secure

Read also the relevent section of the handbook, which should explain it 
all more clearly.

--
tIM...HOEk



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