/etc/issue choking uucp logins

Tim Brown tim at comcon.UUCP
Thu Dec 28 05:27:29 AEST 1989


In article <4927 at gaboon.UUCP>, asv at gaboon.UUCP (Stan Voket) writes:
> 
>      I have a full screen /etc/issue that I'd like to display on unused
>      terminals to clear a previous user's work for security and neatness.
>      However, a full screen of anything is not what another machine likes or
>      needs when trying to login for a uucp transfer.  It has caused remote
>      logins to fail.  How can I display my large /etc/issue for local
>      terminals but not on dialup lines?
> 

Use uugetty.  It doesn't use the issue file at all.  Works for me.

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