Improve the securetty config file for Linux:

Add ttyS1. Better comments for the ttyS and xen consoles. Add a note for
the devfs consoles. They are no more needed for most users. Closes:
#454584. Thanks to Bastian Blank.

debian/changelog

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ shadow (1:4.1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       which comes from 008_login_log_failure_in_FTMP. Fix
       008_login_log_failure_in_FTMP. This should fix some bugs causing invalid
       faillog entries on 64 bit architectures with 32 bit compatibility.
+    - debian/securetty.linux: Add ttyS1. Better comments for the ttyS and xen
+      consoles. Add a note for the devfs consoles. They are no more needed for
+      most users. Closes: #454584
 
  -- Nicolas FRANCOIS (Nekral) <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:33:26 +0100
 

debian/securetty.linux

@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 # See securetty(5) and login(1).
 console
 
-# for people with serial port consoles
+# Standard serial ports
 ttyS0
+ttyS1
 
-# for devfs
-tts/0
+# Standard hypervisor virtual console
+hvc0
+
+# Oldstyle Xen console
+xvc0
 
 # Standard consoles
 tty1
@@ -73,7 +77,14 @@ tty61
 tty62
 tty63
 
-# Same as above, but these only occur with devfs devices
+# devfs consoles
+# Note: On kernels greater than 2.6.12, this is not needed.
+
+# Standard serial ports, with devfs
+tts/0
+tts/1
+
+# Standard consoles, with devfs
 vc/1
 vc/2
 vc/3
@@ -137,7 +148,3 @@ vc/60
 vc/61
 vc/62
 vc/63
-
-# for Xen consoles
-xvc0
-hvc0