Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 01:20:53 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: clear old output in login screen? Message-ID: <49fff6e5.JdJRbLiNeEolnKU2%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <200905041018.00717.jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> References: <fa8771800905031146v51a8b752ra125f68a2520da4f@mail.gmail.com> <fa8771800905031429g10824451qc1f608b4189eff24@mail.gmail.com> <49fe3674.T7f7dmOgxNx5YnmK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <200905041018.00717.jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk>
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Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> wrote: > On Monday 04 May 2009, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: ... > > ? #!/bin/csh > > ? clear > > ? vidcontrol -C > > ? exec /usr/bin/login.real "$@" > > But this wouldn't prevent someone scrolling back with the scroll > lock key before logging in. I assume the OP's requirement is to > stop people from seeing previous users console activity. That's what the "vidcontrol -C" line is supposed to accomplish, based on my reading of vidcontrol(1) and earlier messages in the thread. Granted I have not actually tried it.
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