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ISSUE.NET (5)

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' sequences. The following sequences are supported by telnetd : -tag -offset indent -compact -width "abcde"

    %t - show the current tty

    %h - show the system node name (FQDN)

    %D - show the name of the NIS domain

    %d - 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

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