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ISSUE.NET

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Linux NetKit (0.17)

NAME

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

%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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