SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8) systemd-getty-generator SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8) NAME systemd-getty-generator - Generator for enabling getty instances on the console SYNOPSIS /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator DESCRIPTION systemd-getty-generator is a generator that automatically instantiates [email protected] on the kernel console /dev/console if that is not directed to the virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate [email protected] instances for virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is detected. Finally, it will instantiate [email protected] 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 you may find in systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)[3]. SEE ALSO systemd(1), agetty(8) NOTES 1. Container Interface http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/ 2. kernel-parameters.txt https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt 3. systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere) http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html systemd 219 SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)