/etc/issue "problem"
John Pettitt
jpp at cloudview.com
Mon May 2 11:06:01 PDT 2005
Simon Striker wrote:
> Hello again!
>
> So far I have noticed that text in /etc/issue shows up ONLY when user
> logs on from console.
>
> Now I wonder If there exists something like /etc/issue.net (like in
> Linux), where I could put the text for telnet pre-login message?
>
> Best regards,
> Simon
man telnetd says (in part)
> By default telnetd will read the he, hn, and im capabilities from
> /etc/gettytab and use that information (if present) to determine
> what to
> display before the login: prompt. You can also use a System V style
> /etc/issue file by using the if capability, which will override
> im. The
> information specified in either im or if will be displayed to
> both con-
> sole and remote logins.
sshd needs "Banner /etc/issue" in it's config to do the same thing.
John.*
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