Thus spake Matt Thomas ("MT> ") sometime Today...

MT> I'm planning on adding support for /etc/issue (gettytab) &
MT> /etc/issue.net (everything else) to NetBSD.  These files contain
MT> *uninterpreted* text to be written before issuing the login: prompt.
MT> While gettytab(5) can provide that functionality now, inconvenient to
MT> use (especially for scripts or programs).
MT>
MT> telnetd/rlogind/sshd will try to use /etc/issue.net, and if that is not
MT> available they will try to use /etc/issue.  In either situation, the
MT> evalution of things in /etc/getttytab will remain unchanged.

...why uninterpreted?

gettytab does not produce a full getty on network ports, at least not
here.  I must be missing something.  It only produces

login:

...and nothing else; if I'm not missing anything, I'd like to be able
to print out a full OS/arch/tty disclosure on my network ports.

That said, I do kind of miss /etc/issue.



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