Bug 1917 – Add how to clear on logout info to faq

• Product: [OLD] Docs-user
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Sherman Boyd (meekrob) (RETIRED) 2002-04-18 13:53:34 UTC]

clear>/etc/issue
edit /etc/issue to add legal warning (or whatever)

explain /etc/motd

[Comment 1 Peitolm 2002-05-05 16:49:31 UTC]

I feel that these are best suited to the desktop/security guides rather than the
FAQ,(as what goes in them is likely to be slightly different.)

[Comment 2 Antti Sykäri 2002-08-14 17:08:02 UTC]

Besides "clear > /etc/issue" is the wrong way. (Then everybody
would get clearing codes in whatever terminal the guy who wrote
that "clear > /etc/issue" was when he wrote it. Not every terminal
interprets these codes the same way.)

A better way, in my opinion, is to include "clear" in
/etc/skel/.bash_logout - then the behavior is also customizable by the
user.

[Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-12-10 13:49:43 UTC]

What is the status of this bug?
//ZhEN

[Comment 4 Colin Morey (RETIRED) 2002-12-11 17:25:45 UTC]

I'll add these points into the relevant guide, (or contact the relevant author 
with regards including them).

[Comment 5 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-07-08 05:34:04 UTC]

I'll add this to the FAQ.

[Comment 6 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-07-09 02:48:48 UTC]

http://dev.gentoo.org/~swift/faq.html#doc_chap5_sect8

Will be committed if there are no objections.

[Comment 7 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-07-10 06:55:09 UTC]

Committed and added to the site.