Terminal says "last login on console"

[Will79]

Hello,

Normally when I open Terminal, it says "last login on ttys{a bunch of zeros}".

Yesterday, it started saying "last login on Console" at a time where I never opened it. It's been doing it today too.

What does it mean?
(Yes, I did Google it, and to no avail.)

 

[ecschwarz]

I wouldn't worry about it - console is what you're supposed to be seeing. ttys is an old Unix-related notation of that (it's short for TeleTYpeS, back when you'd use an actual terminal to connect to a Unix machine). You'll see it when you have multiple windows or tabs open in the Terminal app.

In other words, console is in most cases the initial one, and ttys### are subsequent virtual consoles. If you open multiple windows in Terminal, the last login number will increase.

Similar question here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1222339/