Re: Console login on Linux?

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Is it possible to make /dev/tty1 into the console?
> > (I'm running RedHat Linux 5.0 on a Packard-Bell 18CD, if that's
> >  necessary).  
> > 
> > Or, am I stuck with tty1 as my "main port"?
> 
> um... on my (slackware) system, the default console is tty0, but virtual
> consoles eat up tty1, tty2, ... tty7.

I have the same tty setup on my redhat 5.0 system.

You could *try* removing /dev/console, and linking it to /dev/tty1.
DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!  Before you do this, you should have a 
current backup and a bootable recovery system (and know how to use it), 
because this COULD make your system UNUSABLE and UNBOOTABLE.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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