many dfistribs also re-write /etc/issue.net on bootup... so look in
/etc/rc.d for stuff doing this ..
Dave.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Dave Burke wrote:
>> on redhat ( i presume mandrake is the same seen as it's based on
> redhat) just edit the /etc/issue.net file.
>> On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Pix ! allegedly said:
>> > Hi
> >
> > anyone know how to change the text that a person sees when the telnet into linux ?
> > You know where it says something like this :
> >
> > Welcome to [computer name]
> > Linux Mandrake release 7.0
> > Kernel 2.2.14-1
> >
> > ta.
> >
> >
> >
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