---
name: "remote-tty"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "remote-tty"
version: "4.0-13.1+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/remote-tty"
---

# remote-tty(1)

connect to a ttysrv serial console instance

## NAME

remote-tty - connect to a ttysrv serial console instance

## SYNOPSIS

**remote-tty** \[-l LoginName\] \[-7\] \[-r\] socket

## DESCRIPTION

**remote-tty** is the frontend for the remote-tty daemon. It is normally invoked using **rconsole.** It connects to the backend ttysrv process over a Unix socket and allows the user to view what's happening on the serial console and interact with it.

## OPTIONS

- **socket**

  The full path to the Unix socket for the ttysrv instance to connect to.

- **-l loginname**

  Specify the login name to use. Defaults to the username if not specified.

- **-r**

  Set restricted mode; don't allow changing of logging status, suspending of remote-tty or setting of line options.

- **-7**

  Set 7bit mode.

## SEE ALSO

[**rconsole**(1)](/rconsole/1.md), [**remote-tty**(1)](/remote-tty/1.md), [**ttysrv**(8)](/ttysrv/8.md).

## AUTHOR

rtty was written by Paul Vixie \<vixie@isc.org\>. This manual page was written by Jonathan McDowell \<noodles@earth.li\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).