Don't forget /etc/motd too. Both of these files can be modified manually, so 
don't treat them as gospel!

On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:56:21 +1300
Rex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Stephen Irons wrote:
> > On my box, cat /etc/lsb-release gives
> > DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> > DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
> > DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
> > DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 7.10"
> >   
> 
> Not present on Debian 4.0.
> 
> As part of *getty, /etc/issue is pretty much on all Unix style systems 
> i've used
> (aix, dgux, SunOS, Solaris, hpux, *bsd, irix and linux and probably 
> others i'd
> rather not remember, in fact definitely others i'd rather not remember).
> 
> You've got to login in somewhere, right?
> 
> Cheers, Rex

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