reassign 534587 sysvinit tags 534587 patch thank > > > When you enter umlauts or other 8bit characters in the login prompt, > > > strange effects may appear. This can be avoided by setting a parameter > > > in /etc/inittab. See #221290 for the grory details, especially message > > > #229. > > > > > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=221290#229 > > > > > > Please reassign if this file (i.e. its default version) is not handled by > > > d-i but > > > by some other program.
From what I see on my own system, /etc/inittab is installed by the sysvinit package. From sysvinit.postinst: if [ ! -f /etc/inittab ] then cp -p /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab /etc/inittab fi So, the file to change should then be /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab. ...and this bug should then be reassigned to sysvinit. What I don't understand is that #221290 is closed and was closed by an upload of util-linux (which provides getty). Proposed (untested) patch attached
diff -Nru sysvinit-2.86.ds1.old/debian/share/inittab sysvinit-2.86.ds1/debian/share/inittab --- sysvinit-2.86.ds1.old/debian/share/inittab 2009-07-03 05:59:22.166453268 +0200 +++ sysvinit-2.86.ds1/debian/share/inittab 2009-07-03 06:00:44.430453082 +0200 @@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System, # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run X. # -1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1 -2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2 -3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3 -4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4 -5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5 -6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6 +1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty1 +2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty2 +3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty3 +4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty4 +5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty5 +6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -8 38400 tty6 # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal) #
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