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From: install@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: Altering Logon Prompt
Message-ID: <368@kosman.UUCP>
Date: 15 Apr 88 05:01:50 GMT
References: <3238@pitt.UUCP> <269@amanue.UUCP> <8928@e.ms.uky.edu>
Reply-To: install@kosman.UUCP (Root)
Distribution: unix-pc
Organization: K.O.'s Manor - Vital Computer Systems, Oxnard, CA 93035
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In article <8928@e.ms.uky.edu> eric@ms.uky.edu (Eric Herrin) writes:
>
>A strings(8) on /etc/getty also shows /etc/issue is checked.  I tried it
>and it worked fine.  Maybe changing the gettydefs file to have only
>the 'login:' message, then put any other messages in /etc/issue would 
>be the easiest thing to do.  Esp. if the messages are lengthy.

You know, I have been trying this for a long time, because there's a
length limit on what you can put in gettydefs.  It looks fine on the console,
but dialups don't see it.  Anyone know why?

What I put in there is a nasty message inspired by a court decision that
if you have a login prompt that says "Welcome to ...." you cannot later sue
anyone who logs in and does malicious damage.  My message announces that
this is a private system, and you need authorization...  However, no-one
sees it but me.  All I can do is modify the "Welcome" part of gettydefs.