NAME

       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@.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. Finally, it will instantiate container-getty@.service 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

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