Re: Setting TERM in single user mode

[David Brownlee <abs%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Tue, 7 Oct 2008, Greg A. Woods; Planix, Inc. wrote:

> On 6-Oct-08, at 9:23 PM, Geoff Wing wrote:
>
> > On Monday 2008-10-06 12:14 -0400, Greg A. Woods; Planix, Inc. output:
> > > Strictly speaking "console" should be _removed_ from /etc/ttys.  It is
> > > (now) always the wrong device to run getty on.  A "constty" entry is the
> > > only correct way to properly access the system console TTY device.
> >
> > It still has meaning for single user mode.  See init(8):
>
> I patched my copy of init.c to call getttynam("constty") a long time ago....

        But then you lose the ability to have the console permit root
        login with password (constty secure), but still ask for a password
        when booted into single user (console not secure)

> It's sad that David's enhancements to the console driver to provide this 
> device that avoids so many problems with the old unified /dev/console has 
> gone ignored and under-utilized in the official source tree.

        Agreed. I'd like to see NetBSD's ttys default to constty on and
        console off (though at least now they *have* a constty entry).

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