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# 1  
Old 08-11-2010
Password warning banner
What I would like to do is have a banner message run when a user logs into one of my systems. I would like the banner to give the motd and let the user know how long they have until their password expires, but in a bigger than normal font. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
# 2  
Old 08-17-2010
/usr/dt/bin/dthello......play with this......u will come to know
# 3  
Old 08-23-2010
My servers are set up to allow command-line logins only, so dthello isn't an option. Thanks anyway.
# 4  
Old 08-23-2010
The file which you can use for setting the banner are /etc/motd , /etc/issue and /etc/default/telentd in case if telnet port is open.

though not sure as how we can display the info in bold
# 5  
Old 08-23-2010
I suggest you look into /etc/DIR_COLORS , DIR_COLORS.256colo and DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor

Regards,

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