Darren J Moffat wrote: > On the project page there is the following bullet: > > "* /dev/console serves as the current active console, that is, any > output via /dev/console will go to current active console." > > I don't think that is necessarily the correct behaviour. It also isn't > the behaviour (best I can tell) that Linux has for this functionality. >
Here we have an assumption that it is on the "workstation console". In such case, /dev/console serves as the current active virtual console. We won't change the basic rule that "the file /dev/console refers to the system console device". For example, in tipline case, /dev/console will go to serial console. > Also how does this fit with consadm(1m) which is used to select > where the console output goes today. > We won't also propose to change anything with consadm(1m), which is used to select auxiliary console devices receiving copies of console messages. There is also a note in the manpage of consadm(1m) that auxiliary console devices do not receive panic messages, and do not receive output directed to /dev/console. As to single user mode, we're investigating it. Thanks, Riny
