4 files changed, 95 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tdm/backend/CMakeLists.txt b/tdm/backend/CMakeLists.txt
index cd98b3a9c..625c8e85b 100644
--- a/tdm/backend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tdm/backend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ endif()
 tde_add_executable( tdm
   SOURCES
     access.c auth.c bootman.c choose.c client.c consolekit.c
-    ctrl.c daemon.c dm.c dpylist.c error.c genauth.c
+    ctrl.c daemon.c dm.c dpylist.c error.c genauth.c getfd.c
     inifile.c krb5auth.c mitauth.c netaddr.c policy.c
     process.c protodpy.c reset.c resource.c rpcauth.c
     server.c session.c sessreg.c socket.c streams.c
diff --git a/tdm/backend/ctrl.c b/tdm/backend/ctrl.c
index 622c9370d..4e10309e6 100644
--- a/tdm/backend/ctrl.c
+++ b/tdm/backend/ctrl.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ from the copyright holder.
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 
+#include <linux/vt.h>
+#include "getfd.h"
+
 static void
 acceptSock( CtrlRec *cr )
 {
@@ -582,6 +585,21 @@ processCtrl( const char *string, int len, int fd, struct display *d )
 			ListSessions( flags, d, (void *)fd, emitXSessC, emitTTYSessC );
 			Reply( "\n" );
 			goto bust;
+		} else if (fd >= 0 && !strcmp( ar[0], "activevt" )) {
+#ifdef HAVE_VTS
+			Reply( "ok" );
+			int vt_fd = getfd(NULL);
+			if (vt_fd > 0) {
+				struct vt_stat vtstat;
+				if (!ioctl(vt_fd, VT_GETSTATE, &vtstat)) {
+					Writer( fd, cbuf, sprintf( cbuf, "\t%d", vtstat.v_active ) );
+				}
+			}
+			Reply( "\n" );
+#else
+			Reply( "notsup\tvirtual terminal support not available\n" );
+#endif
+			goto bust;
 		} else if (!strcmp( ar[0], "reserve" )) {
 			int lt = 60; /* XXX make default timeout configurable? */
 			if (ar[1]) {
diff --git a/tdm/backend/getfd.c b/tdm/backend/getfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3632161d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdm/backend/getfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/kd.h>
+#include "getfd.h"
+
+/*
+ * getfd.c
+ *
+ * Get an fd for use with kbd/console ioctls.
+ * We try several things because opening /dev/console will fail
+ * if someone else used X (which does a chown on /dev/console).
+ */
+
+static int
+is_a_console(int fd) {
+	char arg;
+
+	arg = 0;
+	return (ioctl(fd, KDGKBTYPE, &arg) == 0
+		&& ((arg == KB_101) || (arg == KB_84)));
+}
+
+static int
+open_a_console(const char *fnam) {
+	int fd;
+
+	/*
+	 * For ioctl purposes we only need some fd and permissions
+	 * do not matter. But setfont:activatemap() does a write.
+	 */
+	fd = open(fnam, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd < 0 && errno == EACCES)
+		fd = open(fnam, O_WRONLY);
+	if (fd < 0 && errno == EACCES)
+		fd = open(fnam, O_RDONLY);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return -1;
+	if (!is_a_console(fd)) {
+		close(fd);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return fd;
+}
+
+int getfd() {
+	int fd;
+
+	fd = open_a_console("/dev/tty");
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	fd = open_a_console("/dev/tty0");
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	fd = open_a_console("/dev/vc/0");
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	fd = open_a_console("/dev/console");
+	if (fd >= 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	for (fd = 0; fd < 3; fd++)
+		if (is_a_console(fd))
+			return fd;
+
+	// "Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console
+	return -1;
+}
+
diff --git a/tdm/backend/getfd.h b/tdm/backend/getfd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0b33a892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdm/backend/getfd.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+extern int getfd();