Description of problem: agetty displaying login message incorrectly: /S Kernel 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 on an x86_64 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): util-linux-2.23.2-26.el7.x86_64 How reproducible:always Steps to Reproduce: 1. ssh to a RHEL7 instance with a default /etc/issue file 2. observe the message Actual results: /S Kernel 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 on an x86_64 Expected results: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.2 (Maipo) Kernel 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 on an x86_64 Additional info: man page for agetty indicates that \S should be parsed from PRETTY_NAME value in /etc/os-release, but this isn't occuring.
possible related bug, but opened under telnet and not as part of agetty's package: 1257736
(In reply to Jay Rishel from comment #0) > Actual results: > /S > Kernel 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 on an x86_64 Well, it is \S rather than /S ... seems like typo in your bug report or in your issue file.
yes, typo in my bug report, not the /etc/issue file, it should read \S
Ah.. now I read your report again "ssh to a RHEL7 instance"... it does not make sense to assume that agetty play any role for ssh connections. For ssh see "Banner" in sshd_config man page. agetty is used for console only where the feature works as expected.