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From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Vtlmgr/newvt usage?
Summary: How do I start up with other than /bin/sh
Keywords: vtlmgr newvt sh
Message-ID: <kherron.646589323@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 28 Jun 90 16:08:43 GMT
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Organization: U of Ky, Math. Sciences, Lexington KY
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I'm running System V/386 3.2, using vtlmgr and newvt to get multiple
sessions on the console.  Both of these programs start /bin/sh on the
new screens.  My default shell is ksh, and my SHELL variable is set to ksh,
but the programs evidently ignore these settings.  Sh does not try to run
a startup file unless it detects that it's a login shell, of course.

I normally run with a 43-line (EGA) screen, and a custom terminfo (green
text, blue highlights, etc.).  Every time I start a new virtual terminal,
I have to type "set43;clear" (I wrote set43).

Vtlmgr and newvt are not mentioned in the manuals I have, so I don't know
if they take any options.  Is there a way to make either of these
(vtlmgr being the more important) start another shell, or feed sh a
startup script?

Kenneth Herron