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NAME top

   systemd-vconsole-setup.service, systemd-vconsole-setup - Configure
   the virtual consoles

SYNOPSIS top

   systemd-vconsole-setup.service

   **/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup** [TTY]

DESCRIPTION top

   **systemd-vconsole-setup** sets up and configures either all virtual
   consoles, or — if the optional _TTY_ parameter is provided — a
   specific one. When the system is booting up,
   systemd-vconsole-setup.service is called by [systemd-udevd(8)](../man8/systemd-udevd.8.html)
   during VT console subsystem initialization. Also,
   [systemd-localed.service(8)](../man8/systemd-localed.service.8.html) invokes it as needed when language or
   console changes are made. Internally, this program calls
   [loadkeys(1)](../man1/loadkeys.1.html) and [setfont(8)](../man8/setfont.8.html).

   Execute **systemctl restart systemd-vconsole-setup.service** in order
   to apply any manual changes made to /etc/vconsole.conf.

   See [vconsole.conf(5)](../man5/vconsole.conf.5.html) for information about the configuration files
   and kernel command line options understood by this program.

CREDENTIALS top

   **systemd-vconsole-setup** supports the service credentials logic as
   implemented by _ImportCredential=_/_LoadCredential=_/_SetCredential=_
   (see [systemd.exec(5)](../man5/systemd.exec.5.html) for details). The following credentials are
   used when passed in:

   _vconsole.keymap_, _vconsole.keymaptoggle_
       The keymap (and toggle keymap) to apply. The matching options
       in vconsole.conf and on the kernel command line take
       precedence over these credentials.

       Note the relationship to the _firstboot.keymap_ credential
       understood by **systemd-firstboot.service**(8): both ultimately
       affect the same setting, but _firstboot.keymap_ is written into
       /etc/vconsole.conf on first boot (if not already configured),
       and then read from there by **systemd-vconsole-setup**, while
       _vconsole.keymap_ is read on every boot, and is not persisted to
       disk (but any configuration in vconsole.conf will take
       precedence if present).

       Added in version 253.

   _vconsole.font_, _vconsole.fontmap_, _vconsole.fontunimap_
       The console font settings to apply. The matching options in
       vconsole.conf and on the kernel command line take precedence
       over these credentials.

       Added in version 253.

SEE ALSO top

   [systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html), [vconsole.conf(5)](../man5/vconsole.conf.5.html), [loadkeys(1)](../man1/loadkeys.1.html), [setfont(8)](../man8/setfont.8.html),
   [systemd-localed.service(8)](../man8/systemd-localed.service.8.html)

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Pages that refer to this page:systemd-firstboot(1), vconsole.conf(5), kernel-command-line(7), systemd.directives(7), systemd.index(7), systemd.system-credentials(7)