issue.net — identification file for telnet sessions

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

issue.net — identification file for telnet sessions

in.telnetd(8) Linux NetKit (0.17) May 22, 1994 ISSUE.NET(5)