Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 14:38:33 +0000 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: The Administrator <admin@righi.df.unibo.it> Cc: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/issue !? (SYSTEM V only ??) Message-ID: <34D1E5E9.EEFFAD5A@tdx.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980130160747.10134A-100000@righi.df.unibo.it>
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If you edit your /etc/gettytab, and change the 'default:' entry so it has:
if=/etc/issue
In it, e.g.
default:\
:cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:if=/etc/issue:sp#1200:
It should copy the issue file to the tty before issuing the login prompt... Be
warned, this doesn't work on my 2.2.5 system - but others have had it
working...
(see the man page for gettytab if you get stuck)
Kp
The Administrator wrote:
>
> Hi,
> thanks for yor reply.
> Yes /stc/issue is a System V thing
> present anyway in Linux and other unix
> which are derived from BSD like Digital Unix OSF.
> Anyway there is under BSD a file replacing the porpouse of /etc/issue
> for System V ?
> is possible under FreeBSD to have some message displayed before
> the login prompt??
> there is some way to do it?
> thanks
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Norman C Rice wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jan 30, 1998 at 01:38:49PM +0000, The Administrator wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I have this problem.
> > > If I write a banner message in /etc/issue
> > > it is not displayed to me before the login prompt
> > > loggin on my host. How come it does not work?
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> >
> > Humm... I thought that `/etc/issue' was a SYSV thing.
> > Anyway, there was a recent thread discussing a work around.
> > You might try searching the archives.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Norman C. Rice, Jr.
> >
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