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From: dejnsen@caen.engin.umich.edu (Nik Anthony Gervae)
Subject: Loginwindow name
Message-ID: <1991Mar25.072412.23303@engin.umich.edu>
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Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1991 07:24:12 GMT

  I just got a message from someone who providedme with this alternative to 
editing the /etc/ttys file:

  In article <1991Mar24.220356.5417@engin.umich.edu> you write:
  >
  >  Leif Harrison asked yesterday about changing/setting the name on the
  >login window. Here's how. WARNING: if you goof this, your machine will
	
  There is another undocumented (and probably unsupported method) that is a
  little less dangerous.  As root, open a terminal and type:
	
  		dwrite loginwindow HostName localhost
	
  This will set the login banner to "localhost" when its off the network and
  to the given hostname if its on the net.
	
  Once you do this, log out and reboot.
	
  Hope that helps.  Please feel free to post this out if you like,
  but I'd prefer that you remove my name first.

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  So there you are. A "safe" way to do it.

  Nik.
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