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Date:      Thu, 30 Nov 2000 12:22:09 -0600
From:      "Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Boot messages.
Message-ID:  <3A269AD1.25A31BD8@nasby.net>
References:  <002601c05af5$3a6ec840$e815820a@sdccd.cc.ca.us>

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Erin wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a way to make the boot messages (mostly kernel messages)
> from appearing on the console. I would like to log all of these messages,
> but I have several co-located machines and do not want prying eyes to see
> what is going on.

Using a splash screen should take care of this. I've never tried it, YMMV.
 
> Also does anyone know how I can cut down the number of local (console)
> terminals available?

Turn some of them off in /etc/ttys. You might also want to recompile the
kernel so that there's less of them allocated; take a look in LINT for the
parameter.
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