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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: long motd files - screen pause?
To: richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Veggy Vinny)
Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 14:04:39 -0700 (MST)
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> > > 	One question though, is there like a way to do a system default 
> > > .hushlogin since there is one for .cshrc and .login in /etc/csh.cshrc and 
> > > /etc/csh.login as it'll be hard putting one in evey users directory on 
> > > the system as there are over 1500 users in the database.  Also, is there 
> > > a way to change everyone's group numbers to 32 without doing each one 
> > > manually in vipw?
> > 
> > modify /etc/gettytab and don't generate an /etc/motd in /etc/rc.local.
> 
> 	Hmmm, thanks...  or can't I just let /etc/rc.local generate the motd
> as it will only show just the FreeBSD version line...

Part of it is the login banner, part of it is the motd.

Look at /etc/motd and compare what you see.  For instance, there is no
copyright in the motd -- nad that's what you wanted to kill, initially,
according to your first mail in this thread.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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