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Package: rungetty (1.2-15)

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: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Login

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Architecture Package Size Installed Size Files
amd64 14.3 kB80 kB [list of files]
armel 13.4 kB76 kB [list of files]
hppa 14.6 kB80 kB [list of files]
i386 13.6 kB76 kB [list of files]
ia64 16.6 kB88 kB [list of files]
mips 14.0 kB80 kB [list of files]
mipsel 14.0 kB80 kB [list of files]
powerpc 14.5 kB80 kB [list of files]
s390 14.9 kB80 kB [list of files]
sparc 14.3 kB76 kB [list of files]