Creating message after logging into runlevel 3.

darksky · 09-01-2003, 06:57 PM

Hi all,

On my FreeBSD box, I can edit the file /etc/motd and create my own message that will show after logging in (Runlevel 3 - no GUI login). Is there a way to do this in Red Hat 9?

Did that make sense???

Thanks.

r00tnuke · 09-01-2003, 07:04 PM

Well you could edit the /etc/motd just like you do in bsd.

darksky · 09-01-2003, 07:06 PM

I had already tried that but it didn't work........

darksky · 09-01-2003, 07:15 PM

DUH!!!!! It works much better when you edit the correct file. I tried to edit the /etc/modt file instead of the correct file, /etc/motd file.

Sorry about that!

By the way......it works.

quatsch · 09-01-2003, 07:18 PM

maybe I'm not understanding what you are trying to do but how about placing a line

echo message

in the .bashrc file of the user?
this will put the message on the screen.

r00tnuke · 09-01-2003, 07:20 PM

It's works on all my servers. They all come up init3 with ascii art, no problem. RedHat 8/9.

I also tried it at the workstation I'm on now which is GUI then crt+alt+f1 into terminal and there it was regardless of user login name.

darksky · 09-01-2003, 08:22 PM

Yeah, I was just editing the wrong file. I've got it working.....