Enabling user logins

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 LPAR mode z/VM guest KVM guest

Instantiate getty services for terminals to allow users access.

For the default terminals () systemd starts a getty. In particular, you do not need to enable user logins for the following terminals:

For other terminals, such as hvc1 to hvc7 or dynamically attached 3270 terminals, you must create a symbolic link.

Procedure

To create a symbolic link and start a getty on terminal hvc1:

Create a new terminal instance, hvc1, for a serial getty. For example, issue:
```
# systemctl enable serial-getty@hvc1.service
```
Start the new instance with systemctl.
For example:
```
# systemctl start serial-getty@hvc1.service
```
The terminal instance starts automatically at system start when the getty.target is processed.