Re: How do you change the Linux Login prompt?

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From: Matt Hyne
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 1996 00:00

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On Sun, 8 Sep 1996, Robert Brockway wrote:

> : You can find this one in /etc/issue.net On my machines, /etc/issue.net is
> : a symlink to /etc/issue. Makes life easier 8-)
> 
> No, /etc/issue.net is the equivalent of /etc/issue for telnet connections.
> I too have it as a symlink to /etc/issue.

Actually, issue and issue.net are created at bootup in Red Hat 3.0.3.

To change them you will have to edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file and
change a couple of lines in that.

Matt

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