Re: How to clear console before login promtp ?
On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Brad wrote:
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: On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Alex V. Toropov wrote:
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: > Is ther any way to clear console window (text mode) before login promt ?
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: > After comp. starts I see (at tty1) login promt at screen bottom and last
: > output
: > of system initialization above it. I'd like to see login prompt at top of
: > clear screen.
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: This was posted a while back on the list. i forget who or when though...
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: # mv /etc/issue /etc/issue.old
: # clear > /etc/issue
: # cat /etc/issue.old >> /etc/issue
Alternate solution:
Install mingetty and edit /etc/inittab to taste.
Benefits - screen is cleared and you save memory.
Personally, I don't know why mingetty isn't the default for VCs.
The other solution works fine too :)
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