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@@ -71,14 +71,15 @@
<listitem><para>Takes a positive
integer. Configures how many virtual
- terminals to allocate by default that
- -- when switched to --
+ terminals (VTs) to allocate by default
+ that -- when switched to and
+ previously unused --
<literal>autovt</literal> services are
automatically spawned on. These
services are instantiated from the
- template
+ template unit
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
- with the virtual terminal TTY name,
+ for the respective VT TTY name,
e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
default
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
@@ -86,12 +87,46 @@
<filename>getty@.service</filename>,
i.e. login prompts are started
dynamically as the user switches to
- unused virtual terminals. This
- parameter hence controls how many
- gettys are available on the virtual
- terminals. Defaults to 6. When set to
+ unused virtual terminals. Hence, this
+ parameter controls how many login
+ <literal>gettys</literal> are
+ available on the VTs. If a VT is
+ already used by some other subsystem
+ (for example a graphical login) this
+ kind of activation will not be
+ attempted. Note that the VT configured
+ in <varname>ReserveVT=</varname> is
+ always subject to this kind of
+ activation, even if it is not one of
+ VTs configured with the
+ <varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
+ directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
0, automatic spawning of
<literal>autovt</literal> services is
+ disabled. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a positive
+ integer. Configures the number of one
+ virtual terminal that shall
+ unconditionally be reserved for
+ <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
+ activation (see above). The VT
+ selected with this option will be
+ marked busy unconditionally so that no
+ other subsystem will allocate it. This
+ functionality is useful to ensure that
+ regardless how many VTs are allocated
+ by other subsystems one login
+ <literal>getty</literal> is always
+ available. Defaults to 6 (with other
+ words: there'll always be a
+ <literal>getty</literal> available on
+ Alt-F6.). When set to 0, VT
+ reservation is
disabled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>