Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 14:26:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Brendan Kosowski <brendan@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980429142538.13203O-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980424142741.1543A-100000@bmkind.lnk.telstra.net>
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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Brendan Kosowski wrote: > 1. How can I stop system messages ( eg. Login Failure Messages, etc... ) > from appearing on root's console ? This is very annoying when it happens > while editing a file. I have tried "mesg n" but that didn't work. Edit /etc/syslog.conf. If you need help run `man syslog.conf' > 2. How can I change the MESSAGE BANNER which appears just before the > initial login prompt. I have tried making an /etc/issue file but that > did not work ( I have used /etc/issue on other Unix systems successfully > ). It's /etc/motd on FreeBSD machines. > 3. Is it possible to have multiple dummy interfaces ( eg. lets say I want > to assign 10 different IP addresses to the one PC ) so I can have VIRTUAL > HOSTS ? Sure -- use the alias keyword to ifconfig. See the ifconfig manpage and /etc/rc.conf for details. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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