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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD login message
Date: 17 Aug 1996 12:45:06 GMT
Organization: Private BSD site, Dresden
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To: kinson@resolink.com (Kinson)

kinson@resolink.com (Kinson) wrote:

> Anybody know how the change the machine name in the prompt to some
> special word I specified. Say, change 'a-host' to 'abc company' as
> example below. I don't want the change the actual host name the this
> machine.
> 
> -------------
> FreeBSD (abc company) (ttyp0)

Modify /etc/gettytab so it uses:

default:\
	...
	:im=\r\n  FreeBSD (abc company) (%t)\r\n\n:\
	...

> Pls mail to me.

(Cc sent by mail.)
-- 
cheers, J"org

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