this is what the type field in /etc/ttys is for
isildur

On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, NetBSD Bob wrote:
> 
> Thinking out loud..... is there some way to get the login to determine
> which termcap entry to use as a default if logging in on the system
> console?  Maybe, default to rcons if on the system console and default
> to vt100 (as an example since that is rather commonly used) if on the
> network or serial lines?
> 
> That way at least a stab at determing the correct termcap entry or a
> suggestion to that end might be made in the login lines, so that it
> would be intuitively obvious to newbies or forgetful folks, like me.
> 
> Would that make any sense or have any value?
> 
> Bob
> 
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