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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.erols.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail 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 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 21 Sender: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk Message-ID: <56fmf0$4tt@anorak.utell.net> References: <328539DF.2892@wsg.net> <3286B127.3453@wsg.net> Reply-To: brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: anorak.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.8 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> <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour.... .