[systemd-devel] Console screen blanks while long running service executes

[Tomasz Torcz]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 06:41:35PM +0000, Harry Goldschmitt wrote:
> I have a target that runs a service during boot on CentOS 7.1. The service
> takes a minimum of 30 sec. to run and a maximum of 15 min. While it's running,
> the console screen blanks. Before my service runs I see the expected roll call
> of services running with [OK], etc. After my service completes, the console
> comes back to life. My service uses echo to output progress messages that show
> up in the journal. Is there a way to keep the console from blanking?  > 

  Put "consoleblank=0" in the kernel command line.

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