1 You don't have to log into a getty on every virtual console anymore:
2 just run a single getty on tty1, put this line in your /etc/inittab:
4 kb::kbrequest:/usr/bin/openvt -us
6 and put this in your rc.local (or equivalent):
8 echo "alt keycode 103 = Spawn_Console" | loadkeys
10 Then, once you login, you can press alt-up-arrow to spawn another
11 virtual console. This behavior requires a recent sysvinit package.
12 I used 2.64, but as early as 2.60 might support it. You also must
13 be using the proc filesystem.
15 WARNING: this may circumvent vlock.