Hi Terry, > > `disable' stops it starting on booting rather than stopping it now. > > `mask' blocks it from starting either manually, or as a dependency > > of something else that's starting. ... > $ systemctl | grep getty > serial-getty@ttyS0.service loaded active running Serial Getty on ttyS0 > > > system-serial\x2dgetty.slice loaded active active > system-serial\x2dgetty.slice > > getty.target loaded active active Login Prompts > > I tried disabling 'serial-getty@ttyS0.service' but that didn't seem to > work; if I stop the service, it is definitely gone, but a reboot > brings it back. even after a disable
That suggests it's a dependency of something else, probably getty.target. See `mask' above. > I'm not sure what getty.target is doing, but it doesn't appear to be a > service anyway. No, it's a target. :-) systemd.target(5). > So still wondering. If mask doesn't work, there's... > > And http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html > > suggests your simplest bet would be to alter the kernel's parameters so > > systemd doesn't want to start a getty. BTW, this was an occasion where no blank lines followed. > Terry Coles > -- > Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-04-02 20:00 -- Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-04-02 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
