From b44e9760e101b0eddf49de2ecd5f8fcbf2f289a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denys Vlasenko Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:24:51 +0100 Subject: getty: extend its config help Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko --- loginutils/Config.src | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'loginutils/Config.src') diff --git a/loginutils/Config.src b/loginutils/Config.src index 4c771bbc4..897d8fb0c 100644 --- a/loginutils/Config.src +++ b/loginutils/Config.src @@ -181,7 +181,19 @@ config GETTY default y select FEATURE_SYSLOG help - getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init. + getty lets you log in on a tty. It is normally invoked by init. + + Note that you can save a few bytes by disabling it and + using login applet directly. + If you need to reset tty attributes before calling login, + this script approximates getty: + + exec /dev/$1 2>&1 || exit 1 + stty sane; stty ispeed 38400; stty ospeed 38400 + reset + printf "%s login: " "`hostname`" + read -r login + exec /bin/login "$login" config LOGIN bool "login" -- cgit v1.2.3