Linux BootUp messages

[sajiv77]

Hi
Can anybody has a clue on how i can supress the messages that i get on Redhat Linux startup.

ie I want to hide the messages that come from the Kernel and show my own messages.
Example - welcome to the ---- Machine.

Any clues
Thanks

 

[Nostradamus]

I guess you can edit the motd file under /etc
motd= Message Of The Day.

Can't remember when (during boot) the content of motd is displayed. Perhaps it's after login. hmm...
/Sören

 

[TheRAt]

If you are trying to replace the banner that displays with the login prompt, change /etc/issue

Remember that this file is changed as part of the RedHat startup scripts, so you may wish to comment out the commands that re-create this file. These should be located in /etc/rc.d/rc.local

the motd file provides information that is displayed on the console after login. AV
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[ifincham]

Hi,

I don't think you're going to get much success on this as some of the messages are generated by the kernel itself (hardware related stuff you'll find in /var/log/dmesg). There was a discussion in the linux kernel mailing list some time ago about suppressing these in future kernel releases but I don't think it was agreed.

After that stage, the '/etc/rc.d/sysinit' script runs then you get the 'Starting whatever [OK]' type messages which come from the sysv init scripts called via '/etc/rc.d/rc'. So you'd have to start changing the '/etc/rc.d/sysinit' and '/etc/rc.d/rc' scripts if you really want to suppress those messages.

Finally, /etc/rc.d/rc.local is called and that would readily allow you to change the default logon prompt - but only for runlevel 3 (console mode). If you go into a graphical X logon theres probably not much point.

Hope this helps

 

[dinock78]

I think you are looking for changing the bootup message. You will have to edit the lilo.conf for that.

For more help type "man lilo.conf" at the shell prompt.

Bye & GoodLuck