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Subject: Re: /etc/issue "problem"
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Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Simon Striker <simon@schtriker.net> writes:
> 
> 
>>I have a FreeBSD 5.3 installed and I want to show a pre-login text
>>when user wants to login to the server through a console or telnet.
>>
>>I made an /etc/issue file and copied some text inside, but when I
>>telnet to the server, the text does not appear! (/etc/issue has 644
>>rights).
>>
>>My /etc/gettytab includes:
>>
>>default:\
>>         :cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:im=\r\n\Welcome!\r\n\r\n:sp#1200:
>>         :if=/etc/issue:
>>
>>Does enybody know where is the problem and how can I fix it?
>>
>>I will be very grateful if someone will help me or give me a piece of
>>advice!

I'm not certain it'll do what you want, I haven't played with it, but 
login.conf's man pager describes a field called login.prompt that seems 
like it would be worth a try, experimenting.

> 
> 
> 
> Did you tell init(8) that you made the change?
> You need to send it a SIGHUP...
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