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Date:      Tue, 3 Jun 1997 13:31:55 +0100 (BST)
From:      Aled Treharne <taff@blue.bad.bris.ac.uk>
To:        Valentine Gogichashvili <valgog@viam.hepi.edu.ge>
Cc:        Jason McKay <jasonm@homer.argo.net.au>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Welcome screens & time quotas
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95.970603132417.19886D-100000@blue.bad.bris.ac.uk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970603111016.368A-100000@viam-server.viam.hepi.edu.ge>

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On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Valentine Gogichashvili wrote:
> > From: Jason McKay <jasonm@homer.argo.net.au>
> > 
> > Can someone please explain to me:
> > 
> > 1. How do I change the welcome screen before the user name prompt.  Unlike
> > Linux, there is no /etc/issue
> > 
> 
> see manual page for ``motd''

I beleive that the file you want to edit is /etc/gettytab. The syntax is
somewhat obtuse; below is an example of mt own "default" line setting:

default:\	  
	:cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:im=\r\nSECURE SERVER (%h)
(%t)\r\n\r\nSECURITY NOTICE This machine is not for public use\r\nDo not
touch this machine\r\n\r\n:Gwydion sp#1200:

"default:\" is on one line and the rest on the next line. The whole entry
has to be all on one line.
and the result comes out as:

SECURE SERVER (gwydion.bad.bris.ac.uk) (ttyv3)

SECURITY NOTICE This machine is not for public use
Do not touch this machine.

login:

Hope this helps,
-Taff.

	  	   Aled Treharne		felix@royal.net
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