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[cliff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Cliff Sarginson)]

From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 13:47:24 GMT
Message-Id: <E146CFg-0006Uz-00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [SLE] Quiet




> 
> I have not found a way to get mingetty (SuSE default?) to display the
> login without the hostname. In mingetty(8) the only options are
> --noclear and --long-hostmane so it would seem that the source would
> have to be modified to allow a --nohostname (or similiar). It is
> easier to use another getty but keep in mind that mingetty is smaller
> than most (if not all) of the others. IIRC, agetty and mgetty can be
> set so only login: shows up.
> 
> Later,
> Tim
> 
Mmm.
I will have a look at the source code, get rid of that pesky host name !

Cliff
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