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Subject: misc/22331: request to add default issue file to gettytab
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>Number:         22331
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       request to add if=/etc/issue to /etc/gettytab
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 26 20:30:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rick C. Petty
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
KIWI Computer
>Environment:

	4.1-RELEASE

>Description:

It would be nice if the default terminal class entry in gettytab(5)
had the proper reference to /etc/issue, the file which is displayed
prior to the login prompt.  Many systems use "issue" and it would
save a little time every upgrade if the gettytab already had the
proper if= tag set (thus the system maintainer would just update
/etc/issue as necessary).

Note:  Adding this patch does not cause anything to break (tested on
both 4.1-RELEASE & 4.1.1-STABLE as of Oct 24 2000).  If /etc/issue
file does not exist, getty(8) just ignores the if= tag.

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

Apply the following patch:

--- usr/src/etc/gettytab.orig	Thu Oct 26 22:52:26 2000
+++ usr/src/etc/gettytab	Thu Oct 26 22:52:40 2000
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 #     np:ap:  same as np except istrip.
 #
 default:\
-	:cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:im=\r\n%s/%m (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\n:sp#1200:
+	:cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:im=\r\n%s/%m (%h) (%t)\r\n\r\n:sp#1200:\
+	:if=/etc/issue:
 
 #
 # Fixed speed entries

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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