Change login: prompt

[Bill Marcum]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:26:36 -0700, Tom Smith 
  <tom71713-ubuntu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to change the login prompt so that it displays the full 
> domain name before it. That is, what I currently have this this:
>
> hostname login:
>
> What I want it this:
>
> hostname.domainname login:
>
> I've looked primarily into getty (but also into init, inittab, issue) 
> and have been unable to find a solution to this problem.
>
> Can anyone offer any suggestions as to where I might find the 
> information to change such a thing?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
You could just change /etc/issue.  That is the line printed before the 
login prompt. (or /etc/issue.net for telnet, but who allows login via 
telnet anymore?)


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