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)

Linux NetKit (0.17)                               May 22, 1994                                      ISSUE.NET(5)