Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!husc6!bunny!mm06 From: mm06@gte.com (Michael Murphy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: How to change dlogind "Welcome to...." Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 90 02:05:27 GMT References: <1990Mar8.205316.22996@eplrx7.uucp> Sender: mm06@GTE.COM Organization: Cracker Box Palace Lines: 18 In-reply-to: mcneill@eplrx7.uucp's message of 8 Mar 90 20:53:16 GMT I would guess that if you wanted to change the "Welcome to ..." part of the banner, you'd have to adb the binary: bunny.gte.com $ strings -o /usr/etc/dlogind | grep -i welcome 54685 Welcome to Ultrix-32 (%s) Although in most cases it seems to gouge the herald out from /etc/gettytab; I'm not sure in when it uses the other form. I suppose someone should file an SPR, as the security guys think that it's a bad idea to announce exactly what kind of thing you are to crackers. The DDN is removing the "Welcome ..." herald from TACs, I gather. It is important to note that except for this one detail, the TAC was perfect. Now, with that tiny concession to civility removed, the TAC *is* perfect. -- mike murphy mm06@gte.com {harvard,vaxine}!bunny!mm06 gte labs, waltham, ma