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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: issue file
Date: 28 May 1996 12:42:00 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <4o5adu$fm8@jraynard.demon.co.uk>,
James Raynard <james@jraynard.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Doesn't it come from /etc/rc.local?
> 
> T=/tmp/_motd

No,  you're mistaking the /etc/motd  file  (displayed AFTER login) with the
/etc/issue (displayed BEFORE login by getty on SVRn systems).

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