I want to execute some command on special tty (for example tty2) in my linux startup so every time the system reboots this commands execute on that tty. I used this link to do : http://www.humbug.in/2010/utility-to-... It works fine but problem is , in startup I need to login desired tty then execute the commands. Is there any way to login a tty by some command at the beginning? Thanks
I solved the problem somehow.
first I make desired ttys login automatically by changing /etc/inittab, change below :
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty[1-6] -> 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty[1-6] --autologin USER_NAME
then I make a script which check tty index and execute command on a tty which I wanted to, code below :
if [[ $(tty) = /dev/tty[1-6] ]]; then MY_COMMAND fi
then I just put my script at /root/.bash_profile
Hi @hamedBB, Welcome to ask.fedora.
It may not be exactly what you want but you could use rc.local for executing commands on boot. Check out this Q/A and this Q/A for more information and setup.
You are not getting a feedback from this service as you would get it in a plain terminal. Not sure if you need it...
STDOUT and STDERR goes to the journal, you'd get feedback this way.
Hi,
"Is there any way to login a tty by some command at the beginning?" Yes, it has been there since at least 1997. Please try: $ man chvt
HTH
chvt N makes N the active tty but is doesn't log you in.Asked: 2015-10-05 05:18:15 -0500
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It would help to know specifically what you want to accomplish by this method. I suspect there is a better method, perhaps rc.local as @Florian suggested, or a service unit.