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
       serial-getty@.service on the kernel console /dev/console if that is not directed to the
       virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate serial-getty@.service instances for
       virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is detected. This should
       ensure that the user is shown a login prompt at the right place, regardless in which
       environment the system is started. 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[1] for more information on
       the console= kernel parameter.

       systemd-getty-generator implements the generator specification[2].

       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. kernel-parameters.txt
           https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt

        2. generator specification
           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators

        3. systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)
           http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html