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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!pipex!sunic!trane.uninett.no!eunet.no!nuug!EU.net!uunet!tinman2!tdphette From: tdphette@mke.ab.com (Thad Phetteplace x4461) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Custom login banner for FreeBSD Date: 17 Jun 1994 13:34:27 GMT Organization: Allen-Bradley Co. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <2ts8p3INNq2q@scarecrow.mke.ab.com> References: <2tn4quINNlbr@scarecrow.mke.ab.com> <CEB.94Jun16051400@netcom2.netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: tinman.mke.ab.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] OK, I guess I should have explained a little more clearly. I am looking for a way of printing the *verbose* contents of a file before displaying the login prompt. I have already modified my gettytab to display a brief message, but what I really need is a way to display a screenful of info that I can easily change from day to day. Kind of like a /etc/motd file, but printed before the login, not after. I get the feeling this will require some hacking on the source code. Am I right? My thanks to all the people who sent responses mentioning gettytab. I apologize for not explaining things clearly. -- Thad Phetteplace Network Systems Analyst, Allen-Bradley Co. Phone: (414)382-4461 Email: tdphette@mke.ab.com The opinions expressed here are entirely my own and not that of my employer. I am not a slob, I am simply doing an experiment in domestic entropy!