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# 1  
Old 05-05-2010
Ubuntu server login screen
Hi,

Im running ubuntu server 8.04 LTS, but I want to change the initial login screen message. How can I do this? Which files do I need to change for this?

So just to be clear when I reboot the server the login text which is then displayed thats what I want to change not the text that is displayed when I login.
# 2  
Old 05-05-2010
See if this will help you....

SimpleHelp - Ubuntu Login Screen
# 3  
Old 05-06-2010
No it is'nt any help this is for the gui only I need cli.
But what I have found out is that it uses the /etc/issue, so by altering that I changed the initial message.

So this is ok now.

Now I only want to change the login line.
It now says:
Ubuntu login:
I want this to say only:
Login:
# 4  
Old 05-06-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by jld
Hi,

Im running ubuntu server 8.04 LTS, but I want to change the initial login screen message. How can I do this? Which files do I need to change for this?

So just to be clear when I reboot the server the login text which is then displayed thats what I want to change not the text that is displayed when I login.
Try /etc/issue
# 5  
Old 05-06-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
Try /etc/issue
Thats what I typed in my second post.Smilie
# 6  
Old 05-07-2010
There is an option in /etc/issue that will change the prompt. Do a google on "change login prompt" linux and you'll find it
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