Skip to Content
Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference
book

Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference

by Janice Winsor
September 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
1312 pages
33h 47m
English
Pearson
Content preview from Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference

getty — Set Terminal Type, Modes, Speed, and Line Discipline

Synopsis

/usr/lib/saf/ttymon [-h][-t timeout] line [speed [type [linedisc]]]
/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -c file
					

Description

The getty command sets terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline.

Note

getty is a symbolic link to /usr/lib/saf/ttymon. It is included for compatibility with previous releases for the few applications that still call getty directly.

Only superuser can execute getty. Initially, getty prints the login prompt, waits for the user's login name, and then invokes the login command. getty tries to adapt the system to the terminal speed by using the options and arguments specified on the command line.

Without optional arguments, getty specifies the following.

  • The speed ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Essential System Administration Pocket Reference

Essential System Administration Pocket Reference

Æleen Frisch

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 0130277010Purchase book