/etc/issue in Unix PC release 3.51

[Bill Mayhew]

/etc/issue functions corretly in release 3.51 (not tested in 3.51m)
when the file is mode 644, owner root, group root.  There may be
other file modes and owners that work too, but these are sufficient
conditions.

If for some unknown reason, you can't get /etc/issue to work, then
you can achieve much the same effecty by editing the /etc/gettydefs
file to change the login prompt line.  The normal c syntax for
escape characters is supported, so you can do stuff like insert \r
to for return and the like.  Caution:  if you screw up gettydefs
sufficiently, you might not be able to log in.

The difference is that the gettydefs will reissue the prompt every
time, but /etc/issue should only be sent before the first login
attempt when the line is opened.  Essentially a nit-picking
difference.


==Bill==
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