CVSROOT: /cvs
Module name: src
Changes by: [email protected] 2026/08/20 15:35:32
Modified files:
libexec/getty : ttys.5
sbin/init : init.8 init.c
Log message:
init(8): remove support for the window= field in /etc/ttys
This feature was introduced in 4.3BSD, and announced in "Bug Fixes
and Changes in 4.3BSD", dated April 15, 1986. The feature provided
a way to start a window system associated with a tty before
starting getty(8).
However the implementation has a few negatives and these days
graphical environments are better started in other ways.
In particular:
- the window command is run with root privileges
- init(8) does not track or supervise the process as part of the
tty session.
- reloading /etc/ttys by sending SIGHUP to init, can leave a stale
window command cached incorrectly
- repeated reloads leak memory
Rather than fix all these issues, remove the feature instead.
For now, existing window= entries will continue to be accepted by
getttyent(3), but are ignored by init(8).
ok deraadt@
