ISSUE.NET(5) BSD File Formats Manual ISSUE.NET(5)
NAME
issue.net -- identification file for telnet sessions
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/issue.net is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt of a telnet
session. It may contain various `%-char' (or, alternatively, '-char') sequences. The following sequences are supported by telnetd:
%l - show the current tty
%h, %n
- show the system node name (FQDN)
%D, %o
- show the name of the NIS domain
%d, %t
- show the current time and date
%s - show the name of the operating system
%m - show the machine (hardware) type
%r - show the operating system release
%v - show the operating system version
%% - display a single '%' character
FILES
/etc/issue.net
SEE ALSO
telnetd(8)
Linux NetKit (0.17) May 22, 1994 Linux NetKit (0.17)
