Hi gurus,
Thanks go to the following people for their quick replies:
Sean O'Connell <sean_at_stat.Duke.EDU> (within 4 minutes!!!)
Bruce Kelly <kellybe_at_llnl.gov>
"Dr. Tom Blinn, 603-884-0646" <tpb_at_zk3.dec.com>
"William H. Magill" <magill_at_isc.upenn.edu>
In my original poster I asked how one could display a message before the
telnet login prompt running Digital UNIX V3.2.
I must first point out an update to Harry Hahn's summary as reported by
Tom Blinn. Under Digital UNIX V4.0 the correct file name for the banner is
/etc/issue (run: strings /usr/sbin/getty | grep etc). Although
/etc/issue.net works the 'fix' was introduced around 1995.
Returning to Digital UNIX V3.2 (in fact also probably other vendors),
William H. Magill suggested the following modification to the
/etc/inetd.conf: (all on one line!)
-- cut --
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/telnet-banner /usr/sbin/telnetd telnetd
-- cut --
where /usr/local/bin/telnet-banner is:
-- cut --
#!/bin/sh
cat /etc/issue
exec $*
-- cut --
...and created with file permission of 755.
Isn't life that simple at times B:-)
Regards,
Rich
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Received on Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:20:15 NZST