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 the 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
telnetd(8)