renew /etc/issue

[Peter Gillis]

hi. ux11.11v1
Very easy points for some, I am sure.
I have editted /etc/issue file to conform with some security policies we have in place.
How do I get this file reread so that the issue message is displayed on connection to the system?

Thanks,
Maria

[Dave Olker]

Hi Maria,

Are you sure you're wanting to update /etc/issue and not /etc/motd (message of the day)?

The /etc/issue text will be displayed above the prompt when people connect to the console of the system, but the /etc/motd text will be displayed immediately after the contents of the /etc/copyright file when someone logs in.

You might want to modify the /etc/motd file to include information you want your users to see upon login instead of /etc/issue.

Regards,

Dave

[Peter Gillis]

Hi Dave, Yep definitely the /etc/issue file - all to do with the security policies that have been set here.
Regards,Maria

[Dave Olker]

Ok, well when I've modified the /etc/issue file in the past I've never had to take any additional steps to get the new text to display when the next console login occurs.

Are you seeing a case where you modify the /etc/issue file but you're not seeing the modified text when someone connects to the console of the system?

Dave

[Sundar_7 · Accepted solution]

Maria,

I understand you want to display /etc/issue even for the telnet connections ?

edit /etc/inetd.conf

# vi /etc/inetd.conf
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd -8 -b /etc/issue
#

add -b option to the telnet as "-b /etc/issue"

force inetd to re-read the config file

# inetd -c

Now /etc/issue file will be displayed for both the console and telnet logins.

Is this what you are looking for ?

-- Sundar

[Peter Gillis]

Thanks Sundar - I knew it was something obvious, but I couldnt get my head to it!!! That was it exactly.
Thanks Dave also.
Regards,Maria