Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:29:47 -0700 From: Mike Hogsett <hogsett@csl.sri.com> To: Edvard Fagerholm <desti@sigtrap.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Starting programs automatically during boot on a virtual terminal Message-ID: <200209111729.g8BHTlP8065229@axp.csl.sri.com> In-Reply-To: Message from Edvard Fagerholm <desti@sigtrap.com> of "Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:25:01 %2B0300." <3D7F7C6D.6010807@sigtrap.com>
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I assume you have /usr/src, why not compile your own getty changing _PATH_LOGIN to something else in /usr/src/libexec/getty/pathnames.h? I have never done this but it is what I would start with. - Mike > Hello! > > I need to start a curses based front-end to an application automatically > during boot on a terminal without ever asking for any login or similar. > How can this be done in FreeBSD? On linux you can use inittab and use > the binary "open" to configure the terminal, but I've got no idea how to > do it on FreeBSD. > > So ttyv0 should be running this program and all the other terminals > should have a normal login prompt. I've looked at various files like > /etc/ttys where you can specify the terminal application to run, but you > can't just run any application here as it has to configure the terminal > and getty can't be used as it doesn't run any other binary than "login". > > Thanks in advance > Edvard > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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