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From: Michael Cook <mcook@××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] trying to turn numlock automatically in my ttys under systemd
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:52:21
Message-Id: 53A490EC.4070507@mackal.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] trying to turn numlock automatically in my ttys under systemd by covici@ccs.covici.com
1 On 06/20/2014 03:46 PM, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
2 > Jc García <jyo.garcia@×××××.com> wrote:
3 >
4 >> 2014-06-20 11:26 GMT-06:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:
5 >>
6 >>> I tried your idea of a shell script like this
7 >>> [Service]
8 >>> ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c "setleds -D -num </dev/%I"
9 >> I tried your line on my system, and rebooted, and didn't see any problem.
10 >>
11 >> I have:
12 >>
13 >> /etc/systemd/system/getty\@.service.d/numlock.conf:
14 >> [Service]
15 >> #ExecStartPost=-/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/setleds -D -num </dev/%I'
16 >> ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/setleds -D -num </dev/%I"
17 >>
18 >>
19 >> After reboot I logged in using tty1, here's the output of
20 >>
21 >> systemctl status -l getty@××××.service:
22 >> -----
23 >> ● getty@××××.service - Getty on tty1
24 >> Loaded: loaded
25 >> (/etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service;
26 >> enabled)
27 >> Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d
28 >> └─numlock.conf
29 >> Active: active (running) since vie 2014-06-20 12:04:47 CST; 19min ago
30 >> Docs: man:agetty(8)
31 >> man:systemd-getty-generator(8)
32 >> http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/serial-console.html
33 >>
34 >> ----->This line:
35 >> Process: 625 ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c /usr/bin/setleds -D -num
36 >> </dev/%I (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
37 >>
38 >>
39 >> Main PID: 624 (login)
40 >> CGroup: /system.slice/system-getty.slice/getty@××××.service
41 >> ‣ 624 /bin/login --
42 >>
43 >> jun 20 12:05:17 jdesk login[624]: pam_unix(login:session): session
44 >> opened for user jc by LOGIN(uid=0)
45 >> -----
46 >>
47 >>> But it did not work, it kept restarting and systemd eventually refused
48 >>> to start. When I commented out the line, it started OK.
49 >>>
50 >>
51 >> Post the actual output you get from systemd when is trying to start a
52 >> getty@ service, to see what's going on in your machine.
53 > OK, here is what I get when I enable the ExecStartPost line:
54 >
55 >
56 > bash[28875]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
57 > bash[28875]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
58 > the console?
59 > bash[28879]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
60 > bash[28879]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
61 > the console?
62 > bash[28883]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
63 > bash[28883]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
64 > the console?
65 > bash[28887]: KDGKBLED: Inappropriate ioctl for device
66 > bash[28887]: Error reading current flags setting. Maybe you are not on
67 > the console?
68 >
69 % cat /etc/systemd/system/getty@.service.d/activate-numlock.conf
70 [Service]
71 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'setleds +num < /dev/%I'
72
73
74 That works here to turn numlock on (source ArchLinux wiki)

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Re: [gentoo-user] trying to turn numlock automatically in my ttys under systemd "Jc García" <jyo.garcia@×××××.com>