Manual: systemd-getty-generator

SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)			   systemd-getty-generator			  SYSTEMD-GETTY-GENERATOR(8)

NAME
       systemd-getty-generator - Generator for enabling getty instances on the console

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator

DESCRIPTION
       systemd-getty-generator is a generator that automatically instantiates serial-getty@.service on the kernel consoles,
       if they can function as ttys and are not provided by the virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
       serial-getty@.service instances for virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is detected. If
       execution in a container environment is detected, it will instead enable console-getty.service for /dev/console, and
       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 The
       kernel's command-line parameters[2] for more information on the console= kernel parameter.

       systemd-getty-generator implements systemd.generator(7).

       Further information about configuration of gettys can be found in systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on
       Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)[3].

KERNEL COMMAND LINE
       systemd-getty-generator understands the following kernel-command-line(7) parameters:

       systemd.getty_auto=
	   This kernel command line option may be used to control the execution mode of the generator. Takes an optional
	   boolean argument. Since v258, this also takes comma-separated list of special values: "credential", "container",
	   "console", and "builtin".

	   When "credential" is specified, the two credentials getty.ttys.serial and getty.ttys.container will be parsed.
	   See System Credentials section below for more details.

	   When "container" is specified, console-getty.service and container-getty@.service will be enabled when the system
	   is running in a container. This option will be ignored when the system is not in a container.

	   When "console" is specified, serial-getty@.service for active kernel consoles will be enabled. This option will
	   be ignored when the system is running in a container.

	   When "builtins" is specified, serial-getty@.service for available virtualizer consoles will be enabled. This
	   option will be ignored when the system is running in a container.

	   When yes, the above four options will be enabled. When no, all options are disabled and no service will be
	   enabled. When the kernel command line option is specified without an argument, defaults to yes. The generator is
	   enabled by default, and a false value may be used to disable it.

	   Added in version 250.

ENVIRONMENT
       $SYSTEMD_GETTY_AUTO
	   This environment variable may be used to control the execution mode of the generator. Takes the same value as
	   systemd.getty_auto= kernel command line option.

	   Added in version 250.

SYSTEM CREDENTIALS
       getty.auto
	   The system credential may be used to control the execution mode of the generator. Takes the same value as
	   systemd.getty_auto= kernel command line option.

	   Added in version 258.

       getty.ttys.serial, getty.ttys.container
	   These system credentials may be used to spawn additional login prompts on selected TTYs. The two credentials
	   should contain a newline-separated list of TTY names to spawn instances of serial-getty@.service (in case of
	   getty.ttys.serial) and container-getty@.service (in case of getty.ttys.container) on. Any lines starting with a
	   "#" will be ignored.

	   Added in version 254.

SEE ALSO
       systemd(1), kernel-command-line(7), systemd.system-credentials(7), agetty(8)

NOTES
	1. Container
	       Interface
	   https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE

	2. The kernel's command-line parameters
	   https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html

	3. systemd for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and Elsewhere)
	   https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html

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