Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-beacon!eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!kannel!Kimmo.Suominen From: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: putting a message before the LOGIN PROMPT??? Message-ID: Date: 6 Feb 91 13:54:47 GMT References: <1991Jan25.171500.22558@hoss.unl.edu> <17780004@hpfcmgw.HP.COM> Sender: kim@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lines: 17 In-Reply-To: glen@hpfcmgw.HP.COM's message of 28 Jan 91 16:10:55 GMT Disclaimer: These are my opinions unless otherwise stated >>>>> On 28 Jan 91 16:10:55 GMT, glen@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Glen Robinson) said: Glen> Nancy Khawand writes: >How do I insert a customized message (approx 2 lines) prior to the >login prompt? 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. -- Kim / Internet: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi "That's what I think." / Bitnet: KIM@FINFILES Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com