[OmniOS-discuss] any way to get virtual consoles?

[Volker A. Brandt]

Mayuresh Kathe writes:
> yes, did it, followed your instructions to the last letter.
> 
> no effect.

So I tried it myself, just for you. :-)

I forgot that by default, the hotkey switching is disabled.
Don't ask me why... I think it is stupid.

So, you need to set the SMF property for the hotkeys:

  # svccfg -s vtdaemon setprop options/hotkeys=true

  # svcadm refresh vtdaemon

  # svcadm restart vtdaemon

  # svcprop vtdaemon | grep hotkey

options/hotkeys boolean true

... then use Ctrl+Alt+Fn to login, and:

  # who
  root     pts/1        Jun 23 10:29 (192.168.111.52)
  root     vt/2         Jun 23 10:30
  root     vt/4         Jun 23 10:39
  root     vt/3         Jun 23 10:39
  root     vt/5         Jun 23 10:39

:-)

If you don't want to enter a password every time you switch
virtual consoles, you also need to set the value for "secure"
to "false":

  # svccfg -s vtdaemon setprop options/secure=false



Good luck -- Volker
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