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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:58:48 -0500 (EST)
From:      Fuzzy <fuzzy@pooh.ASARian.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   howto -- run a non-getty program from /etc/ttys 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.44.0211152148040.84726-100000@pooh.ASARian.org>
In-Reply-To: <1037364761.97314.4.camel@d80h149.public.uconn.edu>

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I'd like to run /usr/bin/top from /etc/ttys on
/dev/ttyv1, (similar to linux's inittab running
a non-getty program), and have init rerun it if
it exits.

I've been told that its possible, and should be
something like:


ttyv1	"/usr/bin/top"		cons25	on secure

I also tried

ttyv1	"/usr/bin/top > /dev/ttyv1"	cons25	on secure

(both cause the same error message)

but that causes the error message:

init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv1,
	sleeping 30 secs

what is the correct syntax for a non-getty program
in /etc/ttys?

I look at man ttys, but there is no example
of a non-getty program there.

thanks


Fuz




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