blodtoad@pitt.UUCP (M. Anthony Kapolka 3) (04/11/88)
In regards to the Unix PC, I'd like to change the message:
"Welcome to the AT&T UNIX pc"
which precedes the logon prompt.
Some machines use /etc/issue and read that in as a pre-login message.
The logon I have is not so handy. Is the source or a modified binary
readily available? Did I just miss something in the manuals?
I am using vers 3.0.
Thanks.
M. Anthony Kapolka III
kapolka@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu
...{allegra, cadre}!pitt!kapolka
anthony@pittvms.Bitnetjr@amanue.UUCP (Jim Rosenberg) (04/11/88)
In article <3238@pitt.UUCP> blodtoad@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (M. Anthony Kapolka III) writes: >In regards to the Unix PC, I'd like to change the message: > > "Welcome to the AT&T UNIX pc" > >which precedes the logon prompt. Check /etc/gettydefs. There is a field in there for the login message. The pain here is that you have to change it for *each entry*. -- Jim Rosenberg CIS: 71515,124 decvax!idis! \ WELL: jer allegra! ---- pitt!amanue!jr BIX: jrosenberg uunet!cmcl2!cadre! /
tien@speedy.cs.wisc.edu (PB Schechter) (04/14/88)
In article <3238@pitt.UUCP> blodtoad@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (M. Anthony Kapolka III) writes: >In regards to the Unix PC, I'd like to change the message: > > "Welcome to the AT&T UNIX pc" > >which precedes the logon prompt. I'm not sure about 3.0, but on 3.51 you can edit the file /etc/gettydefs and change the prompt to whatever you want. PB Schechter pb@cs.wisc.edu
thad@cup.portal.com (04/14/88)
Just checking my system's log notes, the file I altered to produce a new login prompt "Welcome to THADLABS!" is /etc/gettydefs; and I restored the /etc/motd file to its original state. I'm learning UNIX by bits and pieces, and I hope this helps you, too. I keep a notebook full of all the notes and trivia I discover about the system. Fascinating! Just think: 7 months ago I thought UNIX was a piece of sh*t 'til I bouught my own and now I've become a UNIX proselytizer! I've converted over 17% of my company to UNIX (e.g. the people have all bought their own UNIX PCs and I know have one of my products in the AT&T UNIX Catalog and in the /usr/group's 1988 UNIX Products Directory! (that product is on the 3B2; am still awaiting some "special" software before I port the the product to the 3B1 (should just be a matter of days now). Having been in this "racket" for several decades, I clearly see the value of UNIX; just wish I could have "converted" earlier. I have Doug Merritt to thank for my recent conversion (he's on the software review board of UNIX REVIEW and also a frequent caller to several of my Amiga BBS systems).
kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) (04/15/88)
In article <3238@pitt.UUCP> blodtoad@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (M. Anthony Kapolka III) writes: >In regards to the Unix PC, I'd like to change the message: > > "Welcome to the AT&T UNIX pc" > >which precedes the logon prompt. > >Some machines use /etc/issue and read that in as a pre-login message. >The logon I have is not so handy. Is the source or a modified binary >readily available? Did I just miss something in the manuals? Fortunately, yes, you missed something. You can find the text of the message in /etc/gettydefs. You may be annoyed to find how many copies of it you might need to change, just because of the strucure of that file, but that's the place.
install@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) (04/15/88)
In article <8928@e.ms.uky.edu> eric@ms.uky.edu (Eric Herrin) writes: > >A strings(8) on /etc/getty also shows /etc/issue is checked. I tried it >and it worked fine. Maybe changing the gettydefs file to have only >the 'login:' message, then put any other messages in /etc/issue would >be the easiest thing to do. Esp. if the messages are lengthy. You know, I have been trying this for a long time, because there's a length limit on what you can put in gettydefs. It looks fine on the console, but dialups don't see it. Anyone know why? What I put in there is a nasty message inspired by a court decision that if you have a login prompt that says "Welcome to ...." you cannot later sue anyone who logs in and does malicious damage. My message announces that this is a private system, and you need authorization... However, no-one sees it but me. All I can do is modify the "Welcome" part of gettydefs.