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Normally when system starts you have all output printed on the TTY1, and that's ok, but I start X-server via startx and achieve this by the following lines in the ~/.profile file :

if [[ $(tty) = /dev/tty4 ]]; then
    exec startx &> ~/.xsession-errors
fi

So, as you can see I use TTY4 to start X-server, and I want to switch to that console automatically after the boot is done. Is there a way to do this?

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I've found the answer. It's simple, you just have to add chvt 4 to /etc/rc.local file, and that's it.

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# /etc/inittab
4:2345:respawn:/bin/login -f username tty4 < /dev/tty4 > /dev/tty4 2>&1

Normally you would have here a getty line, see man getty,

   agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the
   /bin/login command.

and man login

   The login program is used to establish a new session with the system.

but this line calls directly login and opens a shell defined in the Gecos field on tty4.

See also man 5 inittab.

See also my prevous answer How to resolve Xserver failure.

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  • Could you tell me what the line does? – Mikhail Morfikov Feb 17 '14 at 14:08
  • On Virtual Terminal #4... When in runlevel 2, 3, 4 or 5... If the program running here (/bin/login) terminates, restart it (every time it terminates)... Run the program /bin/login on Virtual Terminal #4, stdin is VT #4, stdout is VT #4, stderr is hooked to stdout. (not sure about -f username... try man login) – Baard Kopperud Feb 17 '14 at 15:00