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From: brian@anorak.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Pre-login message (/etc/issue)
Date: 14 Nov 1996 17:55:44 -0000
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In article <3286B127.3453@wsg.net>,
	"David M. Fogarty" <chaos@wsg.net> writes:
: 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....

Why not ?

-- 
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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