Change greeting text on console

burninGpi · 07-25-2006, 04:21 PM

How do you change the message that appears at the top of the screen when you start a console login?

closet geek · 07-25-2006, 04:28 PM

Try these two:

/etc/issue
/etc/motd

cg

introuble · 07-25-2006, 04:29 PM

Ignore this, posted one minute too late

Wanted to say: edit /etc/issue

pljvaldez · 07-25-2006, 04:29 PM

I modified the /etc/issue file of my install to add the "Warning: this computer is for offical blah blah" before the console login.

Edit: Beaten to the punch!

burninGpi · 07-25-2006, 04:37 PM

thanks for the quick reply! I'll try it out ASAP.

Matir · 07-25-2006, 06:52 PM

If you use SSHD, you can also add a line in there with something like:

Code:

Banner /etc/issue

Anyone happen to know the source of the name 'issue'?

introuble · 07-26-2006, 04:32 AM

I'd use /etc/issue.net for the SSHD stuff

ethics · 07-26-2006, 05:07 AM

i just made a small script that uses fortune-mod and greets $USER @ $HOSTNAME with a random quote, why i didn't put it in one of those files i don't know :S

Matir · 07-26-2006, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethics

i just made a small script that uses fortune-mod and greets $USER @ $HOSTNAME with a random quote, why i didn't put it in one of those files i don't know :S

Because those files aren't executed, just printed out.

introuble · 07-26-2006, 01:17 PM

If you want the "greeting message" to appear *after* login, use [should you be using bash] ~/.bash_profile / ~/.bashrc [for every user] or /etc/profile [system wide].

pljvaldez · 07-26-2006, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by introuble

If you want the "greeting message" to appear *after* login, use [should you be using bash] ~/.bash_profile / ~/.bashrc [for every user] or /etc/profile [system wide].

/etc/motd appears after login.

burninGpi · 08-01-2006, 12:24 PM

/etc/issue and /etc/motd worked, thanks!