Re: How do you change the Linux Login prompt?

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From: Robert Brockway
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 00:00

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Steve Merrifield (sjm@ee.latrobe.edu.au) wrote:
: Robert Brockway (robert@zen.humbug.org.au) wrote:
: 
: : No, /etc/issue.net is the equivalent of /etc/issue for telnet connections.
: : I too have it as a symlink to /etc/issue.
: : Cheers,
: : 	-Robert
: 
: I beg to differ. Try this - create two different files, one called issue and
: the other called issue.net 
: telnet to localhost and see which one comes up.
: On my boxes, it is issue.net 
: When the machine is booted, it is just issue

That is what i said :-)
/etc/issue.net for telnet connections
/etc/issue from local terminals
Cheers,
	-Robert

--Robert Brockway. email: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (preferred)
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From: robert@zen.humbug.org.au (Robert Brockway)
Subject: Re: How do you change the Linux Login prompt?
Date: 1996/09/11
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