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Subject: Re: telnetd /etc/issue patch
To: Studded@dal.net (Studded)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:09:37 +1700 (PDT)
Cc: wolstena@sfu.ca, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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> > > On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Paul Wolstenholme wrote:
> > >
> > > > Instead of mucking with gettytab, I understand there might be a patch out
> > > > there for telnetd that allows you to use the /etc/issue file to create a
> > > > banner before the login prompt.
> > >
> > > 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.
> 
> 	Well I know it should work because a friend and I did the patches to
> telnetd, et al, and it works on my system. I assume that you are using
> 2.2.7 or a recent incarnation of -Stable?  If so, I think Doug White had
> it right, try 'killall gettytab' (they'll restart) and if it still
> doesn't work, reboot. If THAT doesn't work, something is seriously
> wrong.
> 
> Doug

Followed your instructions and concluded that something was "seriously 
wrong" or a least mucked up a bit.  So, I decided that this was as good a 
time as any to upgrade to 2.2.7 and wouldn't ya know it seemed to have 
fixed the probelm.

/Paul

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