Re: [gentoo-user] trying to turn numlock automatically in my ttys under systemd

Jc García <jyo.garcia@×××××.com> wrote:

> 2014-06-20 11:26 GMT-06:00  <covici@××××××××××.com>:
>
> > I tried your idea of a shell script like this
> > [Service]
> > ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c "setleds -D -num </dev/%I"
> I tried your line on my system, and rebooted, and didn't see any problem.
>
> I have:
>
> /etc/systemd/system/getty\@.service.d/numlock.conf:
> [Service]
> #ExecStartPost=-/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/setleds -D -num </dev/%I'
> ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/setleds -D -num </dev/%I"
>
>
> After reboot I logged in using tty1, here's the output of
>
> systemctl status -l getty@××××.service:
> -----
> ● getty@××××.service - Getty on tty1
>    Loaded: loaded
> (/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service;
> enabled)
>   Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d
>            └─numlock.conf
>    Active: active (running) since vie 2014-06-20 12:04:47 CST; 19min ago
>      Docs: man:agetty(8)
>            man:systemd-getty-generator(8)
>            http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html
>
> ----->This line:
>   Process: 625 ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c /usr/bin/setleds -D -num
> </dev/%I (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>
>
>  Main PID: 624 (login)
>    CGroup: /system.slice/system-getty.slice/getty@××××.service
>            ‣ 624 /bin/login --
>
> jun 20 12:05:17 jdesk login[624]: pam_unix(login:session): session
> opened for user jc by LOGIN(uid=0)
> -----
>
> > But it did not work, it kept restarting and systemd eventually refused
> > to start.  When I commented out the line, it started OK.
> >
>
> Post the actual output you get from systemd when is trying to start a
> getty@ service, to see what's going on in your machine.
OK, here is what I get when I enable the ExecStartPost line:


bash[28875]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash[28875]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
the console?
bash[28879]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash[28879]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
the console?
bash[28883]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash[28883]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
the console?
bash[28887]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
bash[28887]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
the console?

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