CONSOLE(M) XENIX System V CONSOLE(M)
Name
console - System console device.
Description
The file /dev/console is the device used by the system
administrator for system maintenance (single-user)
operations. It is the tty to which the first default shell
is attached.
The system console device can be either a terminal (a serial
adapter device, tty1a) or a sytem keyboard display adapter
monitor (tty01).
Many programs, such as the XENIX kernel, redirect error
messages to /dev/console. Initially /dev/console is linked
to /dev/systty.
Files
/dev/console
See Also
boot(HW), systty(M), tty(M)
Notes
/dev/console should not be enabled, users should log in
using the display adapter (tty01) or the serial adapter
device (tty1a).
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