Re: 2 simple questions
To change the login prompt message, you can edit the file /etc/issue.
You will probably have to restart the login on each console for the
change to take effect. For example you could log in, and then log out,
and you will see the new message.
Tom
Brad Cramer wrote:
>
> I am not really new to linux (used Redhat for 3 years) but I am a recent
> Debian convert and I have a coulpe of simple questions. I am running Debian
> Woody and everything is up to date but I want to know how to change the type
> of system or version of Debian that shows up on a console login screen.
> Right now it says testing/unstable I looked at /etc/debian_version and it
> said the same thing there and I changed it to Woody but that didn't make any
> difference, any ideas? The other question may be a little more complicated.
> I am using gdm to login and I normaly run Enlightenment but I wanted to try
> out Gnome but when I selecect it from the gdm menu it starts gnome and kde
> together. I have replaced the /etc/gdm/Sessions/Gnome script with one that
> just has exec /usr/bin/gnome-session but that didn't help, if I start kde it
> works fine and it is a script that just has exec /usr/bin/startkde, any
> ideas on this one?
> Thanks
> Brad Cramer
>
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