FreeBSD 11: init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/ttyv3, sleeping 30 se

Intermitting error in /var/log/auth.log

vi /etc/ttys
ttyv1   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   on  secure
ttyv2   "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   off  secure
#ttyv3  "/usr/libexec/getty Pc"         xterm   on  secure

Solution: mark the line as comment (#) or mark it as off.

Published: Jan. 9, 2019

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