From 956acc4b936e1846ba4044fc94fc90b0187eb2c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:10:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update getty overview Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 46f4c130..381df7d0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Features Start, monitor and restart services should they fail. + **Inetd** Finit comes with a built-in [inetd server](doc/inetd.md). No need to @@ -147,17 +148,23 @@ Built-in optional inetd services: For more information, see [doc/inetd.md](doc/inetd.md). + **Getty** -Finit comes with a built-in Getty for basic Linux console TTYs. It sets -up the TTY, optionally clearing it, and waits for user input before -handing over to `/bin/login`, which handles all nasty bits with PAM etc. +Finit supports external getty but also comes with a limited built-in +Getty, useful for really small systems. A getty sets up the TTY and +waits for user input before handing over to `/bin/login`, which is +responsible for handling the actual authentication. ```conf tty [12345] /dev/tty1 38400 nowait linux tty [12345] /dev/ttyAMA0 115200 noclear vt100 +tty [12345] /sbin/getty -L 115200 /dev/ttyAMA0 vt100 ``` +For more information, see [doc/config.md](doc/config.md#syntax). + + **Runlevels** Support for SysV init-style [runlevels][5] is available, in the same