Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:40:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Wolstenholme <wolstena@sfu.ca> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White) Cc: wolstena@sfu.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: telnetd /etc/issue patch Message-ID: <199807311840.LAA24475@beaufort.sfu.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807301505210.17630-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Jul 30, 98 03:06:07 pm
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> On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Paul Wolstenholme wrote:
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> > Instead of mucking with gettytab, I understand there might be a patch out
> > there for telnetd that allows you to use the /etc/issue file to create a
> > banner before the login prompt.
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> Yes, if you look at the gettytab(5) manpage you'll find the `if'
> capability. Replace the `im' capability with `if' and specify /etc/issue
> as the file and you should be off and running.
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Sorry, I did read the man page but missed this entry (Honest ;) ). I
must be retarded because I can't get it to work. I modified the default
setting to:
default:\
:cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:if=/etc/issue:sp#1200:
Created a issue file with read access to all but all I get is the login
prompt.
/Paul
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