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Message-ID: <3286B127.3453@wsg.net> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 23:52:55 -0500 From: "David M. Fogarty" <chaos@wsg.net> Reply-To: chaos@wsg.net Organization: Web Services Group, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Pre-login message (/etc/issue) References: <328539DF.2892@wsg.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.97.122.160 Lines: 35 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!news-out.internetmci.com!pull-feed.internetmci.com!ns2.wsg.net!206.97.122.160 David M. Fogarty wrote: > I know it is possible on Solaris, SCO Unix, and others to create a file > (/etc/issue) to display before login. > > Is there a way to do this under FreeBSD or has someone found an easy > simulation? For the time being I have changed gettytab's default entry to display a different string when someone telnets in. This really isn't how I wanted to do it though.... I'm looking for something along the lines of the following: ---- Welcome to XXXXX, please log in. New users please login as 'new' Temporary employees please contact XXX at x1234 for access. Login: ---- Anybody??? I'm sure I can't be the only one interested in doing this... ;) Thanks in advance!! -Dave -- ~|~|_ _ | _ _ _| _ |` /~`|_ _ _ _ | | |(/_ |_(_)| (_| (_)~|~ \_,| |(_((_)_\ Ever been to the Realm of Chaos? Check it out!! http://www.wsg.net/~chaos | chaos@wsg.net