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From: BlackTopBum on 5 Jan 2007 09:57 Since Ubuntu Edgy came out /etc/inittab has been done away with. I only need, at most, 2 getty but now there are 6 available - all using processes. So, I edited /etc/default/console-setup" and changed the line ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-6]" to read ACTIVE_CONSOLES="/dev/tty[1-2]" Next, I moved /etc/event.d/tty3-6 into /etc/event.d/backup and rebooted expecting two getty - there are six still. Anybody knowing how to trim these down in the new system control please reply with an Howto. Thanks, -- BlackTopBum Support your local tyranny ... become an officer of the law !
From: Robert Newson on 6 Jan 2007 07:58 BlackTopBum wrote: > Since Ubuntu Edgy came out /etc/inittab has been done away with. I only > need, at most, 2 getty but now there are 6 available - all using > processes. Are you really using that /number/ of processes[1] that you can't have 4 sitting there asleep, using no processor slices, awaiting input? [1] When I last tested, the maxium process number was 32767[2] [2] Before the system loops and starts using the numbers again, starting with the lowest free, and then the next free and so on.
From: BlackTopBum on 6 Jan 2007 13:22 Robert Newson was all like, you know, and then said something like a ... > Are you really using that /number/ of processes[1] that you can't have 4 > sitting there asleep, using no processor slices, awaiting input? It's not that their sleeping that I dislike nor is it that this machine can't handle the extra "load". It's that I dislike waste and prefer a system using only what is *needed* - these 4 getty are unneeded and I want them trimmed. You don't know the answer though, do you? -- BlackTopBum Support your local tyranny ... become an officer of the law !
From: Robert Newson on 6 Jan 2007 17:12 BlackTopBum wrote: > Robert Newson was all like, you know, and then said something like a ... > > >>Are you really using that /number/ of processes[1] that you can't have 4 >>sitting there asleep, using no processor slices, awaiting input? >> > > It's not that their sleeping that I dislike nor is it that this machine > can't handle the extra "load". It's that I dislike waste and prefer a > system using only what is *needed* - these 4 getty are unneeded and I want > them trimmed. You don't know the answer though, do you? http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/edgy-sans-inittab/ ``...For the time being, just remember: The tty setup is now in /etc/event.d, and each tty has its own separate file. If you're inserting an autologin script, you'll need to tamper with that file accordingly. All right, all right, I'll just tell you what to put in there. Assuming you've compiled the autologin executable and put it into your /usr/local/sbin/ folder, this is what should go into your /etc/event.d/tty1 file. # tty1 - getty # # This service maintains a getty on tty1 from the point the system is # started until it is shut down again. start on runlevel-2 start on runlevel-3 start on runlevel-4 start on runlevel-5 stop on shutdown respawn /sbin/getty -n -l /usr/local/sbin/autologin 38400 tty1'' Do you still have the tty entries in /etc/event.d [I haven't got/used it, just making a guess based on a quick google.]
From: BlackTopBum on 6 Jan 2007 22:27
BlackTopBum was all like, you know, and then said something like a ... >You don't know the answer though, do you? Hey, I forgot to put a " ;) " on this sentence - it was meant to be a bit of humor - sorry I forgot to include it Robert Newson was all like, you know, and then said something like a ... > Do you still have the tty entries in /etc/event.d > > [I haven't got/used it, just making a guess based on a quick google.] Thanks for the replies and using your time to help me. I had read and followed that page already. As I mentioned in my OP, I edited a file and moved the extra (unneeded tty) to a different folder, but it didn't work for me. Although, I don't have, nor plan to add, the autologin feature of which that web site mentioned. Still, I fail to see how that feature affects having fewer tty. -- BlackTopBum Support your local tyranny ... become an officer of the law ! |