
                    Linux 1.1.59 Twelve Consoles Example

The result of the following is that tty[1-8,12] are, respectively, activated by
<left-alt>F[1-8,12].  I wanted F12 for root and/or something running "top -s"
while F[1-8] run whatever and can simply be extended through F11 without moving
the F12 functions.  It seems to be working fine.  I have had all 12 of them
logged in at once in testing.

                                      R. Mark Salathiel  RSalathi@Nyx.cs.du.edu

# ls -Al /dev/tty[0-9]*
crw--w--w-   1 root     tty        4,   0 Jul 17 17:29 /dev/tty0
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   1 Dec 25 05:55 /dev/tty1
crw--w--w-   1 root     tty        4,  10 Dec 25 05:23 /dev/tty10    <--added
crw--w--w-   1 root     tty        4,  11 Dec 25 05:53 /dev/tty11    <--added
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,  12 Dec 25 20:13 /dev/tty12    <--added
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   2 Dec 25 13:47 /dev/tty2
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   3 Dec 25 05:55 /dev/tty3
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   4 Dec 25 09:39 /dev/tty4
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   5 Dec 25 05:55 /dev/tty5
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   6 Dec 25 05:55 /dev/tty6
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   7 Dec 25 05:55 /dev/tty7
crw--w--w-   1 root     root       4,   8 Dec 25 20:13 /dev/tty8
crw--w--w-   1 root     tty        4,   9 Dec 25 05:23 /dev/tty9

/etc/securetty:

console
tty1
tty2
tty3
tty4
tty5
tty6
tty7     <--added
tty8     <--added
tty9     <--added
tty10    <--added
tty11    <--added
tty12    <--added
ttyS0
ttyS1
ttyS2
ttyS3
ttyp0
ttyp1
ttyp2
ttyp3

/etc/ttys:

console tty1
console tty2
console tty3
console tty4
console tty5
console tty6
console tty7     <--added
console tty8     <--added
console tty9     <--added
console tty10    <--added
console tty11    <--added
console tty12    <--added
vt100 ttyp0
vt100 ttyp1
vt100 ttyp2
vt100 ttyp3

/etc/inittab:

#
# inittab	This file describes how the INIT process should set up
#		the system in a certain run-level.
#
# Version:	@(#)inittab		2.04	17/05/93	MvS
#
# Author:	Miquel van Smoorenburg, <miquels@drinkel.nl.mugnet.org>
#
# Default runlevel.
id:5:initdefault:

# System initialization (runs when system boots).
si:S:sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.S

# Script to run when going single user.
su:S:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.K

# Script to run when going multi user.
rc:123456:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.M

# What to do at the "Three Finger Salute".
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -rf now

# What to do when power fails (shutdown to single user).
pf::powerfail:/sbin/shutdown -f +5 "THE POWER IS FAILING"

# If power is back before shutdown, cancel the running shutdown.
pg:0123456:powerokwait:/sbin/shutdown -c "THE POWER IS BACK"

# If power comes back in single user mode, return to multi user mode.
ps:S:powerokwait:/sbin/init 5

# The getties in multi user mode on consoles and serial lines.
#
# NOTE NOTE NOTE adjust this to your getty or you will not be
#                able to login !!
#
# Note: for 'agetty' you use linespeed, line.
# for 'getty_ps' you use line, linespeed and also use 'gettydefs'
1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1
2:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2
3:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3
4:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4
5:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5
6:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6       <--changed
7:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty7       <--added
8:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty8       <--added
#9:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty9      <--added
#10:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty10    <--added
#11:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty11    <--added
12:456:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty12    <--added

# Serial lines
#s1:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 19200 ttyS0
#s2:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty 19200 ttyS1

# Dialup lines
#d1:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty -mt60 38400,19200,9600,2400,1200 ttyS0
#d2:45:respawn:/sbin/agetty -mt60 38400,19200,9600,2400,1200 ttyS1

# Runlevel 6 used to be for an X-window only system, until we discovered
# that it throws init into a loop that keeps your load avg at least 1 all 
# the time.  Thus, there is now one getty opened on tty12.            <--changed
# Hopefully no one will notice. ;^)                                   <--changed
# It might not be bad to have one text console anyway, in case something
# happens to X.
x1:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.6

# End of /etc/inittab

