Update: Telnet banner
2007-12-25 11:29:00
Now we have the text that's getting displayed well and fine.
My question now ..
Can i make the text blink
regds
Shailesh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Admin, Wipro (CAP, GECSI)
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 6:53 PM
> To: 'sun-managers@codeprof.ececs.uc.edu'
> Subject: SUMMARY: Telnet banner
>
> Gurus,
>
> I got so many replies and that too so fast that i feel
> "i should have worked more before puuting up the question"
> -- that's a tip for the future.
>
> Anyway the solutions offered were:
> 1) To use /etc/issue , and put the complete test in it,
>
> 2) To put the text in a file say test
> and to display it using
> BANNER="`cat test` \n\n"
>
> Both work wonderfully,
>
> Warm regards to all the gurus who replied
>
> Shailesh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Admin, Wipro (CAP, GECSI)
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 5:28 PM
> To: 'sun-managers@codeprof.ececs.uc.edu'
> Subject: Telnet banner
>
> Hi Gurus,
>
> I want to display a message for telnet connections to my system.
>
> I know that i can use /etc/default/telnetd to display such a benner using
> BANNER="text to be displayed"
>
> My problem is that the text i want to display is around 8 lines long...
> but i am able to include only 3 lines in the banner. If i use even a
> single word more than 3 lines no text is displayed at all ie., the system
> displays the default which is
> "
>
> SunOS 5.7
>
> login:"
>
> I want my text to appear before the login prompt.
>
> I want to know if there is any limitaion on the size of text that can be
> displayed in this manner.
> Also can i make the text to "blink"
>
> Also, can i do the same with ftp connections.
>
> TIA
>
> Shailesh Singh
>
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