Fedora 2 system banner/message

Blackout_08 · 03-06-2005, 08:20 PM

I was trying to figure out how to change my system login banner and my system login message for an assignment. If someone could let me know i would appreciate it. I know it has to be something simple.

Im am currently have fedora boot in runlevel 3. So i would like to see the banner before the login prompt and the login message after I login. THANKS.

benjithegreat98 · 03-06-2005, 08:53 PM

/etc/issue or /etc/issue.net

One of both of them.

To give a login message after you login you can edit /etc/bashrc. This will affect everybody that logs in. There might be a better way to do that considering not all systems utilize a bashrc file. Conisder using /etc/profile or the directory /etc/profile.d/

Blackout_08 · 03-06-2005, 09:11 PM

is there any kind of syntax i have to use when editing the files??

for the login banner i has to say "There are 10 types of people"
and for the login message it has to say "In theory"

benjithegreat98 · 03-06-2005, 09:15 PM

check out these 2 man pages:

man issue
man mingetty

To edit the bashrc or profile files just use bash scripting or sh scripting. If you don't know bash scripting then run a google search for help on that.

Blackout_08 · 03-06-2005, 09:18 PM

I looked. Im a newbie and im still baffeled. Ok i got the login banner to work. Still require some help with the login message

benjithegreat98 · 03-06-2005, 09:57 PM

On /etc/issue just make it say what every you want your banner to say. WYSIWYG. Note that you might want to write down what it used to say so you don't forget how to change it back.

On /etc/profile just add "echo In theory" to the end of it.

Blackout_08 · 03-06-2005, 10:06 PM

Hey thanks for your help. I appreciate your quick responses. Thanks