On Tue, 20 May 1997, Colin Telmer wrote: > Sorry about the subject line, but I don't know how to briefly describe > this problem. Anyway, I have just finished installing 1.2 and everything > went perfectly except that on the first virtual terminal (ALT-F1) when any > user exits, /etc/issue is not read and the first prompt offered is for > root's password. If I just hit enter, a complaint about an invalid root > password appears and then the login prompt appears, again without parsing > /etc/issue. This does not happen on any other VT. I then upgraded to 1.3 > (frozen) and the same thing still happens and only happens to VT 1. I > really don't know what other information I could offer to help solve this > - - any ideas? Cheers, Colin.
I like that idea. I hadn't thought of it before but maybe the login for that tty is set to su instead of login. Check your inittab file. I'm going to play with that idea myself. L8R, --Rick Unsolicited commercial/propaganda email subject to legal action. Under US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), Sec.227(b)(1)(C), and Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a State may impose a fine of NOT LESS than $500 per message. Read the full text of Title 47 Sec 227 at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/47/227.html -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
