On 10/30/06 07:04:08PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 07:55:07PM +0100, Manolo D?az wrote: > > Mike Reinehr wrote: > > >On Monday 30 October 2006 11:59, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > >>I'm running Etch on my new box and getting it set up. > > >> > > >>/etc/motd now points to /var/run/motd and there's a file > > >>/etc/motd.tail > > > Hi, > > > > From the getty manpage, section "ISSUE ESCAPES". > > > > s: the system name, the name of the operating system. > > n: the nodename of the machine, also known as the hostname. > > r: the release number of the OS, eg. 1.1.9. > > v: the version of the OS, eg. the build-date etc. > > m: the architecture identifier of the machine, eg. i486 > > > > Regards, > > Manolo. > > How does /etc/issue relate to /etc/motd? >
/etc/issue and /etc/issue.net are printed before the login prompt, /etc/motd is printed after login. Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
