Re: Logoff & clearscreen

[Michael Beattie <mickyb@es.co.nz>]

>  Ruud> I want to issue a "clearscreen" in or after a logout command so
>  Ruud> that the next login is on a blank screen. How can I accomplish
>  Ruud> this?
> 
>  # tput clear      > /tmp/issue
>  # cat /etc/issue >> /tmp/issue
>  # mv  /tmp/issue    /etc/issue
> 
> 	So now you don't have to chase down each and every user and
>  put a clear in each and every shell rc file.
> 
> 	Works like a charm.

although it hides the startup messages.. a small flaw, I have my 
'trap clear EXIT'
in /etc/profile

Works like a charm :)

                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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