On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 08:57:22AM +0200, Gabor Z. Papp wrote:
> lo lo,
>
> util-linux's agetty never cleared the terminal before 2.20.
>
> I don't think its good idea to set clear screen to default, since
> after upgrading from <2.20 versions, everywhere have to modify the
> inittab with the --no-clear option.
Hmmm .. I've backported this from our mingetty due to several
bug reports from data protection officers of our customers.
> Also this Num/Caps/Scroll Lock on/off printf hint in the code looks
> quite funny... Can't be set this optional and not printed by default?
That was backported due several bug reports from our own supporters
as it seems to be a problem for many newbies. Btw: AFAIK also kdm/gdm
do such reports, don't they?
Werner
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