Telnet Login Banner

[Amit Dixit_2]

HI,
I need to configure my own login
screen/banner whenever a user telnet to my
server which file do i have to edit.

Thanks,
Amit

[Volker Borowski]

Try

/etc/issue

but I think this one is global to serial terminals as well.

Volker

[twang]

1. edit /etc/issue
2. edit inetd.conf as follows:
telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/lbin/telnetd telnetd -b/etc/issue

[Naveej.K.A]

hi amit,

telnetd -b /etc/issue is the key in /etc/inetd.conf
and will display the file /etc/issue before login

with best wishes
Naveej

[Joseph Loo · Accepted solution]

hi,

do the following:

# vi /etc/issue
< type in the sort of warning/banner you
would like user to see >
# chmod 444 /etc/issue
so that no one meddle with the banner.

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

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