issue.net(5)

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

SEE ALSO

     in.telnetd(8)

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