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Re: Error message at the login prompt



August Karlstrom:
> 
> Today when I started my computer running Debian 8.2 the following error
> message was displayed at the login prompt (where the user name go):
> 
> 	macmini login: [ 1615.712744] usb 3-3: 1:1: cannot get freq at ep 0x1
> 
> My question is not so much about the error message but rather why such a
> message is "allowed" to enter the login prompt. Does anyone know?

That's a kernel message that is apparently considered important enough
to print it on all VTs, irrespective of their current content. See
/etc/sysctl.conf:

# Uncomment the following to stop low-level messages on console
# #kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3


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