But what if you don't have a screen?
Should this be something handled by getty and/or .login?

Gordon Ross

> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 20:05:21 +1000
> From: mrg@mame.mu.oz.au
> Reply-To: mrg@mame.mu.oz.au
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> 
> >Number:         1262
> >Category:       bin
> >Synopsis:       screenblank isn't started.
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       non-critical
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 24 06:20:02 1995
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     matthew green
> >Organization:
> bozotic softwar foundation
> >Release:        14th july.
> >Environment:
> System: NetBSD splode.mame.mu.oz.au 1.0A NetBSD 1.0A (_splode_) #241: Sun Jul 23 18:23:13 EST 1995 mrg@splode.mame.mu.oz.au:/orb/q/build/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/_splode_ sparc
> 
> 
> >Description:
> 
> 	the new screenblank program for the sparc (and sun3? and others?) isn't
> 	started automagically at boot time.  this is less than desirable.
> 
> >How-To-Repeat:
> >Fix:
> 
> apply this patch:
> 
> 
> Index: etc/rc
> *** rc	Tue Nov 22 08:22:34 1994
> --- rc	Sat Jul 22 18:41:49 1995
> ***************
> *** 219,224 ****
> --- 221,231 ----
>   # bootparamd isn't run.
>   if [ "X${bootparamd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/bootparams ]; then
>   	echo -n ' rpc.bootparamd';	rpc.bootparamd ${bootparamd_flags}
> + fi
> + 
> + # start screenblank.
> + if [ -x /usr/sbin/screenblank ]; then
> + 	/usr/sbin/screenblank
>   fi
>   
>   echo '.'
> >Audit-Trail:
> >Unformatted: