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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to remove the "clear screen" just before login
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:11:12 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120203221112.5b8940ed@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1328260531.3092.0@numa-i>

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On Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:15:31 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote:

> I'm using openrc (0.9.8.4) and I don't use any (graphical) login 
> manager. After some upgrade of openrc (not too long ago), something
> clears the screen just before I'm offered to log in.
> But I'd like to see the last messages of openrc.
> What gets executed just before I can login? Or, where can I stop 
> blanking the terminal just before login.

Edit /etc/inittab and change

c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux


to

c1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty --noclear 38400 tty1 linux

It is mentioned in an elog message.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.

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      parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-03 22:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-03  9:15 [gentoo-user] How to remove the "clear screen" just before login Helmut Jarausch
2012-02-03 16:38 ` Dale
2012-02-03 16:55 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2012-02-03 18:55   ` Philip Webb
2012-02-03 22:09     ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2012-02-03 22:11 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]

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