Re: /etc/issue ??-Solved

2001-03-22 Thread garyumc
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, thes

Re: /etc/issue ??

2001-03-22 Thread Chris Fishwick
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 h

/etc/issue ??

2001-03-22 Thread garyumc
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 a

Re: /etc/issue issue

2000-02-12 Thread Igmar Palsenberg
> I'm trying to tighten security on my machine up before I get xDSL, and one of > the things I'd like to do is stop advertising my OS and Hardware- editing > /etc/issue doesn't seem to have any effect. So, what wonderfully idiosyncratic > variation has Redhat come

Re: /etc/issue issue

2000-02-11 Thread Gavin Durman
edit etc/rc.d/rc.local and comment out: echo ""> /etc/issue echo $R >> /etc/issue echo "Kernel $(uname -r) on $a(uname -m)" >> /etc/issue then edit /etc/issue to say what you want, then at a prompt type cp -f /etc/issue /etc/issue.net Gavin Durm

Re: /etc/issue issue

2000-02-11 Thread Dave Reed
> From: Scott Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm trying to tighten security on my machine up before I get xDSL, and one of > the things I'd like to do is stop advertising my OS and Hardware- editing > /etc/issue doesn't seem to have any effect. So, what wonde

/etc/issue issue

2000-02-11 Thread Scott Howard
I'm trying to tighten security on my machine up before I get xDSL, and one of the things I'd like to do is stop advertising my OS and Hardware- editing /etc/issue doesn't seem to have any effect. So, what wonderfully idiosyncratic variation has Redhat come up with now? In other

RE: etc/issue

1999-12-04 Thread Uncle Meat
On 04-Dec-99 Rev. David P. Giffen opined: > Here is a question for all of you. Ok I created a new /etc/issue. However > when I reboot my machine. (Which happens once in a while) It goes back to > the old /etc/issue. How do I make this change permanent. Fix it in /etc/rc.d/rc.lo

Re: etc/issue

1999-12-04 Thread tom minchin
On Sat, Dec 04, 1999 at 03:30:22AM -0600, Rev. David P. Giffen wrote: > Here is a question for all of you. Ok I created a new /etc/issue. However > when I reboot my machine. (Which happens once in a while) It goes back to > the old /etc/issue. How do I make this change permanent. >

Re: etc/issue

1999-12-04 Thread Greg W
Go to /etc/rc.d/rc.local and look there, it overwrites if left per standard, it will be obvious when there what to do *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/12/99 at 3:30 Rev. David P. Giffen wrote: >Here is a question for all of you. Ok I created a new /etc/issue. However >

Re: etc/issue

1999-12-04 Thread Greg W
Go to /etc/rc.d/rc.local and look there, it overwrites if left per standard, it will be obvious when there what to do *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 4/12/99 at 3:30 Rev. David P. Giffen wrote: >Here is a question for all of you. Ok I created a new /etc/issue. However >

etc/issue

1999-12-04 Thread Rev. David P. Giffen
Here is a question for all of you. Ok I created a new /etc/issue. However when I reboot my machine. (Which happens once in a while) It goes back to the old /etc/issue. How do I make this change permanent. Blessed be, Rev. David P. Giffen ICQ# 2857084 AIM Handle: Rev Coyote "Imagination is

Re: Chages in /etc/issue resets...

1998-05-11 Thread Federico Strati
Hi Zoki, > > I added some info in /etc/issue, but it resets itself to the install > defaukt value. How do I prevent this? to add something to /etc/issue you have to modify the /etc/rc.d/rc.local script that "create" the issue and issue.net files at every boot. If you don

Re: Chages in /etc/issue resets...

1998-05-11 Thread Linus Ã…kerlund
On Mon, 11 May 1998, Zoki wrote: > I added some info in /etc/issue, but it resets itself to the install > defaukt value. How do I prevent this? Take a look at /etc/rc.d/rc.local . Linus --- Linus Ã…kerlunde-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:

Chages in /etc/issue resets...

1998-05-11 Thread Zoki
I added some info in /etc/issue, but it resets itself to the install defaukt value. How do I prevent this? Zoki. /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ZOKI, Images Creation d'images & traitement numerique Image creation & dig