Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 15:27:33 -0700 From: Studded <Studded@dal.net> To: Paul Wolstenholme <wolstena@sfu.ca> Cc: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: telnetd /etc/issue patch Message-ID: <35C244D5.BE3BBC6C@dal.net> References: <199807311840.LAA24475@beaufort.sfu.ca>
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Paul Wolstenholme wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Paul Wolstenholme wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > 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.
Well I know it should work because a friend and I did the patches to
telnetd, et al, and it works on my system. I assume that you are using
2.2.7 or a recent incarnation of -Stable? If so, I think Doug White had
it right, try 'killall gettytab' (they'll restart) and if it still
doesn't work, reboot. If THAT doesn't work, something is seriously
wrong.
Doug
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