Package: rungetty (1.2-16.1 and others)

minimal console getty that can run any process

rungetty might be the getty you were looking for. It is able to run any program, not just login. If a different program than login is used it usually is run as nobody:nogroup, or the user/group specified on the commandline. rungetty can even be configured to autologin, under certain circumstances. See the manual page for more information.

You have to change some lines in /etc/inittab for having any effect after installing the package. rungetty is based on mingetty and therefore not suitable for serial use.

Tags: System Administration: Login, Implemented in: C, User Interface: Command Line, Role: role::program, scope::utility, Purpose: Login

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