Re: Changing pre-login prompt

On May 12, 6:17 pm, rejithoma...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi,

I tried changing the initial prompt displayed by changing the login
prompt inside a custom made pam_issue library. But this prompt takes
into effect only if I enter a wrong password and the login prompt is
displayed again.

I guess this is because the getty while spawning the login program
doesnt really use the pam infrastructure. I read that I can do this
using gettytab file. But I need to change the prompt after reading
some value from a /dev/file, ie its not a static value always

Is my understanding of this prompt display correct?.Also can someone
help me how to get this done??

Thanks
Reji Thomas


In short Does someone know how I can change the agetty prompt, since I
am using agetty and not getty. I went through agetty.c and I see
login: prompt hardcoded there. So just wondering if there is any work
around?
.

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