NixOS · Jan 5, 2021 · Jan 5, 2021
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-fuloong2f.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-fuloong2f.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ in
     '';
 
   # Some more help text.
-  services.mingetty.helpLine =
+  services.getty.helpLine =
     ''
 
       Log in as "root" with an empty password.  ${

diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ in
       device = "/dev/something";
     };
 
-  services.mingetty = {
+  services.getty = {
     # Some more help text.
     helpLine = ''
       Log in as "root" with an empty password.  ${

diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/documentation.nix
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ in
         ++ optionals cfg.doc.enable ([ manual.manualHTML nixos-help ]
            ++ optionals config.services.xserver.enable [ pkgs.nixos-icons ]);
 
-      services.mingetty.helpLine = mkIf cfg.doc.enable (
+      services.getty.helpLine = mkIf cfg.doc.enable (
           "\nRun 'nixos-help' for the NixOS manual."
       );
     })

diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@
   ./services/torrent/peerflix.nix
   ./services/torrent/rtorrent.nix
   ./services/torrent/transmission.nix
-  ./services/ttys/agetty.nix
+  ./services/ttys/getty.nix
   ./services/ttys/gpm.nix
   ./services/ttys/kmscon.nix
   ./services/wayland/cage.nix

diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/installation-device.nix
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ with lib;
     };
 
     # Automatically log in at the virtual consoles.
-    services.mingetty.autologinUser = "nixos";
+    services.getty.autologinUser = "nixos";
 
     # Some more help text.
-    services.mingetty.helpLine = ''
+    services.getty.helpLine = ''
       The "nixos" and "root" accounts have empty passwords.
 
       An ssh daemon is running. You then must set a password

diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/ttys/agetty.nix → nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix b/nixos/modules/services/ttys/agetty.nix → nixos/modules/services/ttys/getty.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
 
-  autologinArg = optionalString (config.services.mingetty.autologinUser != null) "--autologin ${config.services.mingetty.autologinUser}";
+  autologinArg = optionalString (config.services.getty.autologinUser != null) "--autologin ${config.services.getty.autologinUser}";
   gettyCmd = extraArgs: "@${pkgs.util-linux}/sbin/agetty agetty --login-program ${pkgs.shadow}/bin/login ${autologinArg} ${extraArgs}";
 
 in
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ in
 
   ###### interface
 
+  imports = [
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "mingetty" ] [ "services" "getty" ])
+  ];
+
   options = {
 
-    services.mingetty = {
+    services.getty = {
 
       autologinUser = mkOption {
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ in
       greetingLine = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         description = ''
-          Welcome line printed by mingetty.
+          Welcome line printed by agetty.
           The default shows current NixOS version label, machine type and tty.
         '';
       };
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ in
         type = types.lines;
         default = "";
         description = ''
-          Help line printed by mingetty below the welcome line.
+          Help line printed by agetty below the welcome line.
           Used by the installation CD to give some hints on
           how to proceed.
         '';
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ in
   config = {
     # Note: this is set here rather than up there so that changing
     # nixos.label would not rebuild manual pages
-    services.mingetty.greetingLine = mkDefault ''<<< Welcome to NixOS ${config.system.nixos.label} (\m) - \l >>>'';
+    services.getty.greetingLine = mkDefault ''<<< Welcome to NixOS ${config.system.nixos.label} (\m) - \l >>>'';
 
     systemd.services."getty@" =
       { serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
@@ -76,7 +80,7 @@ in
       };
 
     systemd.services."serial-getty@" =
-      let speeds = concatStringsSep "," (map toString config.services.mingetty.serialSpeed); in
+      let speeds = concatStringsSep "," (map toString config.services.getty.serialSpeed); in
       { serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
           "" # override upstream default with an empty ExecStart
           (gettyCmd "%I ${speeds} $TERM")
@@ -106,8 +110,8 @@ in
       { # Friendly greeting on the virtual consoles.
         source = pkgs.writeText "issue" ''
 
-          [1;32m${config.services.mingetty.greetingLine}[0m
-          ${config.services.mingetty.helpLine}
+          [1;32m${config.services.getty.greetingLine}[0m
+          ${config.services.getty.helpLine}
 
         '';
       };

diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ with lib;
   users.users.root.initialHashedPassword = mkOverride 150 "";
 
   # Some more help text.
-  services.mingetty.helpLine =
+  services.getty.helpLine =
     ''
 
       Log in as "root" with an empty password.

diff --git a/nixos/tests/login.nix b/nixos/tests/login.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, latestKernel ? false, ... }:
       with subtest("Virtual console logout"):
           machine.send_chars("exit\n")
           machine.wait_until_fails("pgrep -u alice bash")
-          machine.screenshot("mingetty")
+          machine.screenshot("getty")
 
       with subtest("Check whether ctrl-alt-delete works"):
           machine.send_key("ctrl-alt-delete")