On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Jason Heeris wrote:
> On 1 March 2012 14:22, Bob Proulx wrote:
>>>
>>> If it's static, you can add it to "/etc/issue".
>>
>> Or if the process can update /etc/issue before getty can display it.
>
> rc.local appears to run before the contents of /etc/issue is
> disp
On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:22 AM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Jason Heeris wrote:
>> >
>> > line (ttyS0) and the usual tty ones. I would like to print a message
>> > at the very end of the boot sequence, but before any user logs in (the
>> > message is a diagnostic that may affect whether th
On 1 March 2012 14:26, Jason Heeris wrote:
> Incidentally, it contains escape sequences ( \n \l ) at the end. Are
> they for use with "echo -e" or something else entirely?
Ah, just found the answer to this in "man issue" — they're escape
sequences for getty (or whatever substitute).
— Jason
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On 1 March 2012 14:22, Bob Proulx wrote:
>> If it's static, you can add it to "/etc/issue".
>
> Or if the process can update /etc/issue before getty can display it.
rc.local appears to run before the contents of /etc/issue is
displayed... is that guaranteed (in squeeze), or just coincidental on
m
Bob Proulx wrote:
> okay. The contents are displayed when getting displays the login
> prompt. Meaning that when getting is started it will catch the
Grr...
s/getting/getty/g
My typos are getting worse. Sorry for the noise.
Bob
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Tom H wrote:
> Jason Heeris wrote:
> > line (ttyS0) and the usual tty ones. I would like to print a message
> > at the very end of the boot sequence, but before any user logs in (the
> > message is a diagnostic that may affect whether the user logs in at all).
>
> If it's static, you can add it to
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Jason Heeris wrote:
>
> I have a Debian Squeeze system that exposes a terminal on the serial
> line (ttyS0) and the usual tty ones. I would like to print a message
> at the very end of the boot sequence, but before any user logs in (the
> message is a diagnostic t
I have a Debian Squeeze system that exposes a terminal on the serial
line (ttyS0) and the usual tty ones. I would like to print a message
at the very end of the boot sequence, but before any user logs in (the
message is a diagnostic that may affect whether the user logs in at
all).
If I put, say,
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