- <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> is
- a generator that automatically instantiates
- <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the
- kernel console <filename>/dev/console</filename> if
- that is not directed to the virtual console
- subsystem. It will also instantiate
- <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> instances
- for virtualizer consoles, if execution in a
- virtualized environment is detected. This should
- ensure that the user is shown a login prompt at the
- right place, regardless in which environment the
- system is started. For example, it is sufficient to
- redirect the kernel console with a kernel command line
- argument such as <varname>console=</varname> to get
- both kernel messages and a getty prompt on a serial
- TTY. See <ulink
- url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink>
- for more information on the
- <varname>console=</varname> kernel parameter.</para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-getty-generator</filename> is a generator
+ that automatically instantiates
+ <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> on the kernel console
+ <filename>/dev/console</filename> if that is not directed to the
+ virtual console subsystem. It will also instantiate
+ <filename>serial-getty@.service</filename> instances for
+ virtualizer consoles, if execution in a virtualized environment is
+ detected. Finally, it will instantiate
+ <filename>container-getty@.service</filename> instances for
+ additional container pseudo TTYs as requested by the container
+ manager (see <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface/"><filename>Container
+ Interface</filename></ulink>). This should ensure that the user is
+ shown a login prompt at the right place, regardless of which
+ environment the system is started in. For example, it is
+ sufficient to redirect the kernel console with a kernel command
+ line argument such as <varname>console=</varname> to get both
+ kernel messages and a getty prompt on a serial TTY. See <ulink
+ url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink>
+ for more information on the <varname>console=</varname> kernel
+ parameter.</para>