Chris,
Many thanks for yrs advise...
best rdgs,
gary
Chris Fishwick wrote:
> Gary,
>
> /etc/issue is for tty logins
> /etc/issue.net is for network logins..
>
> Therefore, changing /etc/issue will not change the banner when you connect
> with telnet.
>
> Also, these 2 files get reset at each boot by /etc/rc.d/rc.local - just
> remove the extranous crud from there and it won't happen again..
>
> Regards
>
> Chris
>
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, garyumc wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm using RH6.2 2.2.14-5.0smp, and I tried to put some info in
>> /etc/issue or/and /etc/issue.net as what did by Mandrake as pre-login
>> message.
>>
>> the default info of /etc/issue is
>>
>> Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot)
>> Kernel 2.2.14-5.0smp on an i686
>>
>> Then, I tried to change it by adding just a welcome line as below for
>> testing...
>>
>> Welcome to mail.abc.com
>> Red Hat Linux release 6.2 (Zoot)
>> Kernel 2.2.14-5.0smp on an i686
>>
>> but once I tried to telnet in, it still shown the old once, and once
>> reboot the machine, the contain of /etc/issue or issue.net will change
>> to original once???
>>
>> Is there other setting that I need do for it to work? and what is the
>> different between issue and issue.net??? Please advise....
>>
>> Thanks............
>> gary
>>
>>
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