This seems to be a funny little bug in the kernel console driver. When I send getty a SIGSTOP, it still works, and when I run getty on a pty under gnome-terminal, this doesn't happen.
** Package changed: util-linux (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #62821 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62821 ** Also affects: linux via http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=62821 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1068578 Title: Console output can be deleted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1068578/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs