There were so many responses to my message that I wonder if it is really necessary to post a summary. It seems everyone knew how to do this but me. My original question appears below.
The answer is to create two files, /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net. For the banner to appear in X-Windows you must create it in /etc/issue.net. I'm not sure whether this will make the banner appear in telnet logins or not. Therefore I would recommend copying that same file to /etc/issue.
Thanks to the many of you who responded.
David Elmore
Hydraulic Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Engineering Division, Hydrology & Hydraulics Branch
Environmental Section
david.elmore_at_mvn02.usace.army.mil
Original Message:
This question may be in the archive, but when I went to the search page, it was not available. Therefore I'm asking you.
I have to put a warning banner on my Alpha boxes running 4.0f. This banner is required to appear before a person logs in. I thought of using the motd, but this appears after login, and then only if it is a single user or remote log in, not an X-windows login. Can anyone tell me how to put this banner in, in both remote logins and for X-Windows logins.
I will post as a summary as soon as I am able to get it working.
Thanks,
David Elmore
Hydraulic Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
Engineering Division, Hydrology & Hydraulics Branch
Environmental Section
david.elmore_at_mvn02.usace.army.mil
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Received on Fri Jan 28 2000 - 17:43:10 NZDT