Re: Cntrl-Alt-F[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12] do not work

[JD]

On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Paul Cartwright 
wrote:
> On 06/22/2014 06:10 PM, JD wrote:
> > [root@pauls-server ~]# ps -ef|grep getty
> > root      1580     1  0 16:14 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear
> > tty3
> > root      2397     1  0 17:50 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear
> > tty2
> > root      2663     1  0 17:54 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear
> > tty5
> > root      2723  1696  0 17:54 pts/1    00:00:00 grep --color=auto getty
>
> ​Nothing happens. Tried both Ctrl-Alt keys on either side
>  of space bar.
> ​
>  $ uname -a
> Linux localhost.localdomain 3.14.8-200.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jun 16
> 21:57:53 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> what do you get with this command:
> $ ps -ef|grep getty
>
> How do I change the number of gettys running by default?
>
> To add another getty:
>
> Simply place another symlink for instantiating another getty in the
> getty.target.wants/ directory:
>
> ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[e-mail]
> systemctl daemon-reload
> systemctl start [e-mail]

$ ps -ef|grep getty
jd        2099  1691  0 21:41 pts/1    00:00:00 grep getty

​then I linked all 9 tty's​
reloaded the daemon, and started the getty on all 9 ttys:
​
# ps -ef | grep getty
root      2194     1  0 21:45 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty2
root      2199     1  0 21:45 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty3
root      2202     1  0 21:45 tty4     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty4
root      2205     1  0 21:45 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty5
root      2208     1  0 21:45 tty6     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty6
root      2211     1  0 21:45 tty7     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty7
root      2214     1  0 21:45 tty8     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty8
root      2217     1  0 21:45 tty9     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear tty9

​Still to no avail. No response fro Atrl-Alt-F#
for all # in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9​

​​

Cntrl-Alt-F[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12] do not work

[Pete Travis]

On Jun 22, 2014 9:48 PM, "JD"  wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Paul Cartwright

wrote:
> > On 06/22/2014 06:10 PM, JD wrote:
> > > > [root@pauls-server ~]# ps -ef|grep getty
> > > > root      1580     1  0 16:14 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear

tty3
> > > > root      2397     1  0 17:50 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear

tty2
> > > > root      2663     1  0 17:54 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear

tty5
> > > > root      2723  1696  0 17:54 pts/1    00:00:00 grep --color=auto getty
> > >
> > > ​Nothing happens. Tried both Ctrl-Alt keys on either side
> > > of space bar.
> > > ​
> > >  $ uname -a
> > > Linux localhost.localdomain 3.14.8-200.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jun 16

21:57:53 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > what do you get with this command:
> > $ ps -ef|grep getty
> >
> > How do I change the number of gettys running by default?
> >
> > To add another getty:
> >
> > Simply place another symlink for instantiating another getty in the

getty.target.wants/ directory:
> > ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service

/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/[e-mail]
> > systemctl daemon-reload
> > systemctl start [e-mail]
>
> $ ps -ef|grep getty
> jd        2099  1691  0 21:41 pts/1    00:00:00 grep getty
>
> ​then I linked all 9 tty's​
> reloaded the daemon, and started the getty on all 9 ttys:
> ​
> # ps -ef | grep getty
> root      2194     1  0 21:45 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/agetty --noclear

tty2
...

I'm following along this far, but got lost when you started the gettys.
Systemd would typically handle switching and starting gettys on switch.
Are you starting them by attempting to switch in turn, and the process
starts but the display doesn't change?
If you're starting them another way, how and why?  If you're doing it
manually, it could be interfering with what systemd is trying to do.
It would be interesting to see what the journal says when you attempt to
switch.

--Pete