On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Christian Dysthe wrote: > I was looking at running processes. Found these: > 199 2 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty2 > 200 3 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty3 > 201 4 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty4 > 202 5 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty5 > 203 6 S 0:00 /sbin/getty 38400 tty6 > Why are all these running, and do they all have to run? > I use Xisp to connect to my ISP.
Those are there so that you can log on to virtual terminals 2-6 (when you're not logged-in on tty1, there's a getty running on tty1.) No, you don't necessarily need them, but most people find them convenient. If you want to turn them off (and I recommend you leave at least one running) read up on /etc/inittab. -- Jonathan Guthrie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Brokersys +281-895-8101 http://www.brokersys.com/ 12703 Veterans Memorial #106, Houston, TX 77014, USA
