Malkiat, I first of all the answer to your query.
The 'issue' file you're editing is dynamically edited during boot time. So
if you want a customized message you edit issue in your rc.local file.
Write the folliwing in your /etc/rc.local
echo /etc/issue.net
echo your message /etc/issue.net
oops...that escaped from my mind. well, I apologise for this.
regards,
malkiat
secondly, is it very difficult for you to send messages in plain text?
despite telling yu several times, it doesn't seem there is any effect on
yu. i don't think it is real difficult to shift to plain text
supreet wrote:
its rc.system or rcS not rc.local
in mandrake 9 it is /etc/rc.d/rc.local
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i've never used Mandrake but the procedure could work for it.
the issue file displays messages on the local screen whereas the issue.net
file displays messages to someone logging remotely.
now, every reboot changes the contets... the reason could be that at every
reboot some commands are
Dear all,
I use Mandrake 9.0. Most probably I login in text
mode instead of graphical one.
My question is that while logging in text mode we
come across our login screen which looks like :
Mandraka Linux 9.0 xxx
Kernel
login :
I wish to design this screen on my
own which I
