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+<!--
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
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+<refentry id="systemd-getty-generator">
+
+  <refentryinfo>
+    <title>systemd-getty-generator</title>
+    <productname>systemd</productname>
+  </refentryinfo>
+
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>systemd-getty-generator</refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>systemd-getty-generator</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Generator for enabling getty instances on the
+    console</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-getty-generator</filename></para>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> is a generator
+    that automatically instantiates
+    <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the kernel
+    console(s), if they can function as ttys and are not provided by
+    the virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
+    <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> instances for
+    virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is
+    detected. If execution in a container environment is detected, it
+    will instead enable <filename>console-getty.service</filename> for
+    <filename>/dev/console</filename>, and
+    <filename>container-getty@.service</filename> instances for
+    additional container pseudo TTYs as requested by the container
+    manager (see <ulink
+    url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/"><filename>Container
+    Interface</filename></ulink>). This should ensure that the user is
+    shown a login prompt at the right place, regardless of which
+    environment the system is started in. For example, it is
+    sufficient to redirect the kernel console with a kernel command
+    line argument such as <varname>console=</varname> to get both
+    kernel messages and a getty prompt on a serial TTY. See <ulink
+    url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink>
+    for more information on the <varname>console=</varname> kernel
+    parameter.</para>
+
+    <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> implements
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+
+    <para>Further information about configuration of gettys can be
+    found in
+    <ulink url="http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html">systemd
+    for Administrators, Part XVI: Gettys on Serial Consoles (and
+    Elsewhere)</ulink>.</para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>See Also</title>
+    <para>
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>agetty</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    </para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>