I have to use the serial port(in GPIOs tty0) for a certain application. For that the tutorial asks to disable Getty in /etc/inittab, by commenting the following line.
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glenngrass
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Getty and SSH
I'm currently using SSH(via ethernet cable) to login to my Raspberry pi and access it using my Laptop.(using Putty on Windows 8)
I have to use the serial port(in GPIOs tty0) for a certain application. For that the tutorial asks to disable Getty in /etc/inittab, by commenting the following line.
My problem is; if I disabled "getty" will I be unable to access the Raspberry Pi using SSH? I'm a little worried as Getty is described as the program which displays the remote login screen..
I have to use the serial port(in GPIOs tty0) for a certain application. For that the tutorial asks to disable Getty in /etc/inittab, by commenting the following line.
Last edited by glenngrass on Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Getty and SSH
Look at /etc/inittab and see...
I think you will find that it is applied per-port, not system-wide.
I think you will find that it is applied per-port, not system-wide.
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Re: Getty and SSH
Getty is only used on the console. Usually from /etc/inittab. There's six virtual consoles (ctrl+alt+1 to ctrl+alt+6) in Raspbian.
sshd launches a bash shell when you logon, it doesn't use getty or a pts device.
sshd launches a bash shell when you logon, it doesn't use getty or a pts device.
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Re: Getty and SSH
The getty entries in /etc/inittab have nothing to do with ssh logins.
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glenngrass
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Re: Getty and SSH
Thanks DougieLawson,DougieLawson wrote:Getty is only used on the console. Usually from /etc/inittab. There's six virtual consoles (ctrl+alt+1 to ctrl+alt+6) in Raspbian.
sshd launches a bash shell when you logon, it doesn't use getty or a pts device.
I was just afraid that, in case getty was used by SSH, I want be able to login to my Pi again..
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Re: Getty and SSH
Thanks.rpdom wrote:The getty entries in /etc/inittab have nothing to do with ssh logins.