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From: Paul Wolstenholme <wolstena@sfu.ca>
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Subject: Re: telnetd /etc/issue patch
To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:35:27 -0700 (PDT)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807311346420.14321-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Jul 31, 98 01:58:40 pm
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--snip--
> > > 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.
> > > 
> > 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.
> 
> Did you restart the getty?  (I guess you did if the im= information
> disappeared.)
> 
> Hm... to the source! ... source says it should work.  What version of
> FreeBSD are you on?  

During lunch I walked over to where the machine is located and 
noticed it  does work from the console but does not work when I telnet in 
remotely.  

There are not other im if entries in the gettytab file.

/Paul

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