Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:45:01 -0500 From: Tom Limoncelli <tal@lumeta.com> To: stan <stanb@awod.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /etc/ttys ? Question Message-ID: <3C7C01DD.472C74A6@lumeta.com> References: <20020226113534.GA31428@teddy.fas.com>
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stan wrote: > > I'm trying to do something on FreeBSD, that I have done easily on Linux, > and I'm runing inot a bit of dificulty. > > What I want to do si have a FreeBSD machine start up a task on boot, that > needs to _display only_ to a dedicated virtual terminal. That virtual > terminal should not be runing a getty, and should ignore keyboard input. I've done nearly the same thing with a FreeBSD 4.3 machine. 1. Wrap the script with something like: #!/bin/bash ( /usr/bin/su - user 'put your command here' ) 2>&1 >/dev/ttyv7 2. The output should go to the ALT-F8 screen. (this next step is the part that I didn't do) 3. Disable the getty on that screen. Edit /etc/ttys and comment out the line with ttyv7. Use this command to make init re-read /etc/ttys: kill -1 1 That should do it! --Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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