issue(4) [osf1 man page]

issue(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							  issue(4)

NAME

       issue - Issue identification file

DESCRIPTION

       The  /etc/issue file is a freely formatted ASCII file.  If present, the getty program reads this file and writes its contents to any termi-
       nal spawned or respawned from the /etc/inittab file prior to writing the login prompt string specified in the /etc/gettydefs file.

       If the /etc/issue file is present and the /etc/issue.net file is not, the telnetd daemon reads this file and writes its contents over a new
       telnet connection prior to starting the login dialog.

       Use this file to store messages that are longer than the message field for entries in the /etc/gettydefs file.

									  Note
       You  must  be aware of the size limits of all potential output devices as you create /etc/issue messages.  Some devices (for example, small
       screens) might not hold the messages you enter into the file and will truncate the messages.

FILES

       Specifies the path name for the file.

RELATED INFORMATION

       Commands: getty(8), telnetd(8).

       Files: issue.net(4).  delim off

																	  issue(4)

getty(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  getty(8)

NAME

       getty - Sets the terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline

SYNOPSIS

       getty [-h] [-t time] line speed_label terminal line_discipline

       getty -c file

FLAGS

       Hold  the  carrier  during the initialization phase;do not hang up.  Set the time period to the specified number of seconds.  Drop the line
       after that amount of time if nothing is typed.  Check the specified gettydefs file.

DESCRIPTION

       The getty command sets and manages terminals by setting up speed, terminal flags, and the line discipline.  If command flags are  provided,
       getty  adapts  the  system to those specifications.  getty prints the login prompt, waits for the user to enter a username, and invokes the
       login command.

       getty uses the /etc/gettydefs file for terminal information.  The line argument refers to the device name in /dev.  The	speed_label  argu-
       ment  is a pointer into the /etc/gettydefs file where the definitions for speed and other associated flags are located.	The terminal argu-
       ment specifies the name of the terminal type.  The line_discipline argument specifies the name of the line discipline.

       The second syntax for the getty command provides a check option.  When getty is invoked with the -c option and filename argument, it checks
       the specified file in the same way it scans gettydefs for terminal information, then prints the results to standard output.

       By  default,  the getty daemon writes the login string specified in the message field of the /etc/gettydefs file to any terminal spawned or
       respawned from the /etc/inittab file.  If an /etc/issue file present, getty reads the file and writes its contents to the terminal prior to
       writing the login string specified in the /etc/gettydefs file.

FILES

       Specifies the command path.  Specifies the terminal line database file.	Specifies the path name for the issue identification file

RELATED INFORMATION

       Commands:  init(8), login(1), stty(1)

       Files: issue(4).  delim off

																	  getty(8)