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From: jmc@cnd.hp.com (Jerry McCollom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: putting a message before the LOGIN PROMPT???
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Date: 6 Feb 91 14:54:00 GMT
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In article <KIMMO.SUOMINEN.91Feb6145447@kannel.lut.fi> Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) writes:

> Glen> Create a file /etc/issue with the information you want displayed.
> 
> That doesn't do it for the telnet connections.  We have a total of one
> (1) terminal connected directly to the mux and through getty - it is
> the console ;-)
> 
> As far as I know, there's no "/etc/issue" equivalence for incoming
> telnet calls.

The solution I've always recommended is as follows:

	1. Create a script called "/etc/telnetd-banner" (or whatever you
	   want to call it):

		#!/bin/sh
		cat /etc/issue # or whatever banner you want
		exec /etc/telnetd

	   and make it executable.


	2. Change the telnet line in /etc/inetd.conf to:

	       	telnet  stream tcp  nowait  root  /etc/telnetd-banner  telnetd


	3. Reconfigure inetd:

		/etc/inetd -c

You'll get the /etc/issue banner at subsequent telnet logins.

Jerry McCollom
Hewlett Packard, Colorado Networks Division
jmc@cnd.hp.com