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Re: /etc/issue

 
Chuck Dugan_2
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/etc/issue

Can somebody tell me how /etc/issue works? I've tried to change it but it still
returns the same output when performing a telnet to that machine. For security
reasons, we're trying to minimize the amount of system info displayed during a
telnet session.

Thanks again,
Chuck Dugan.
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Robert Gamble_3
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Re: /etc/issue

Make these changes to the following lines in the /etc/inetd.conf file to
display a message prior to the telnet, rlogin, and ftp login prompts:

telnet-stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd -b /etc/seh_banner

ftp-stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/ftpd ftpd -l -b /etc/issue

rlogin-stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/rlogind rlogind -B /etc/seh_banner

After you make these changes, execute the inetd -c command to re-initialize the
inetd.conf file.

These suggestions were found in the Technical Knowledge Base. Document Id:
A5158110

Good Luck!