[NTLUG:Discuss] crackers

[Shane Wickson]

On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Rusty Haddock wrote:

> This information, for connections via the net just prior to the actual
> login (via rlogin/telnet/etc), is in /etc/issue.net and this file is
> initialized at boot time by /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
> 
> /etc/issue is basically the same information but is used by logins at the
> machine's console.
> 
> I suggest one of the following sequences be used in it's place:
> 
>     Microsoft DOS Version 6.22
>     On an Intel i286 at 6-MHz
> 
> or
> 
>     Compaq/Digital VAX/VMS
>     Version 7.3
> 
> or maybe even
> 
>     Tandy/Radio Shack
>     TRS-80 Level II Basic
> 

I for one actually symlink /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net to /dev/null. 
So, all you get is: 

login:

and nothing else.

Shane