Thanks. Your advice was right on target. JEB
> > I also get a strange message when I connect by either a remote telnet > > connection or a console. The message is: > > > > configuration error - unknown item 'ISSUE_FILE_ENAB' (notify > > administrator) > > The handling of /etc/issue was changed some time back. Edit > /etc/login.defs as follows:- > > > # If set, the file will be output before each login prompt > #ISSUE_FILE_ENAB no > ISSUE_FILE /etc/issue > > HTH > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Lindsay Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Perth, Western Australia > voice +61 8 9316 2486 32.0125S 115.8445E vk6lj Debian Unix > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .