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Date:      Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:06:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Paul Wolstenholme <wolstena@sfu.ca>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White)
Cc:        wolstena@sfu.ca, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: telnetd /etc/issue patch
Message-ID:  <199807312106.OAA01146@beaufort.sfu.ca>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807311346420.14321-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Jul 31, 98 01:58:40 pm

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> > > Yes, if you look at the gettytab(5) manpage you'll find the `if'
> > > capability.  Replace the `im' capability with `if' and specify /etc/issue
> > > as the file and you should be off and running.
> > > 
> > Sorry, I did read the man page but missed this entry (Honest ;) ).  I 
> > must be retarded because I can't get it to work.  I modified the default 
> > setting to:
> > 
> > default:\
> >         :cb:ce:ck:lc:fd#1000:if=/etc/issue:sp#1200: 
> > 
> > Created a issue file with read access to all but all I get is the login 
> > prompt.
> 
> Did you restart the getty?  (I guess you did if the im= information
> disappeared.)
> 
> Hm... to the source! ... source says it should work.  What version of
> FreeBSD are you on?  
> 
I'm running on 2.2.6-Release

/Paul

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