Karl Ferguson wrote: > > At 09:50 AM 29/04/97 -0700, Ryan Shaw wrote: > >i've looked through the archives and haven't found an answer as of yet. > >i'd like the screen cleared on logout and the login prompt to appear at > >the top. i've worked around this by using an alias in bashrc, but i'm > >sure there is a better way. > > > >any ideas? > > Best way (the way I do it) is to do this: > > clear > /etc/motd > > However, make sure you make a backup copy of your original MOTD so you can > then edit the file and after all the ascii characters put it back. >
mgetty, agetty & mingetty use /etc/issue (by default, though this is of course configurable for mgetty and agetty) rather than motd. (I wonder what uses /etc/motd?) So, you can run (as root, of course): clear >> /etc/issue (no need to save original issue, as ">>" appends to the file rather than writing over it). -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
