From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 21 18:01:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA21647 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 May 1996 18:01:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA21641 for ; Tue, 21 May 1996 18:01:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id KAA00147; Wed, 22 May 1996 10:44:26 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199605220114.KAA00147@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Assorted (annoying?) "beginners" questions: To: jrclark@felix.iupui.edu (John Clark) Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 10:44:25 +0930 (CST) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19960521120759.002fc6ec@felix.iupui.edu> from "John Clark" at May 21, 96 12:03:26 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk John Clark stands accused of saying: > > Assorted (annoying?) "beginners" questions: > > 1) Every time I "su" from a telnet session, a notification > is posted to the server's console. How do I stop this? You shouldn't. Someone becoming root is a serious issue. If your system is not connected to the net, and never will be, then you can edit /etc/syslog.conf (read the manpage) and change where messages get sent. > 2) Where are the login promptings kept? For example, the > default login promptings: > > login: > Password: > > But I may want: > > login: myname > myname's password: Why would you want that? You've just typed 'myname', it's right there on the screen in front of you. Anyway, you'll need to modify the source for the 'getty' and/or 'login' programs to change the prompts. > 3) I know that "The Regents of the University of California" > hold the copyright, how do I stop a telnet session from > telling me that every time I login? > > Copyright (c) 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. % touch ~/.hushlogin > --John -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[