Custom Login details

dellthinker · 04-27-2008, 09:33 PM

Hi all, what would i need to do to make my shell account print a specified text when i login? For example, when i login through another computer i'd have it say "Hello User1" this isnt a motd mind everyone, this is just a setting i would make for certain users. Im thinking a simple .c program would work but i wouldnt know what to do. Any suggestions? Thanx in advance!

Smedley · 04-27-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dellthinker

Hi all, what would i need to do to make my shell account print a specified text when i login? For example, when i login through another computer i'd have it say "Hello User1" this isnt a motd mind everyone, this is just a setting i would make for certain users. Im thinking a simple .c program would work but i wouldnt know what to do. Any suggestions? Thanx in advance!

Start by reading here:

http://humanreadable.nfshost.com/sde...el_3_login.htm

dellthinker · 04-28-2008, 08:39 AM

Thank you Smedley for your reply. I just have a couple questions that maybe you or someone else can answer. When i edit the issue/issue.net files do i need to reboot the machine? I really cant afford to do that seeing how im apart of a network and provide services for another online community. I edited the issue.net and tested it by logging in again and it doesnt look like there's any change. Any suggestions? Thanx in advance!