The issue file may contain certain escape codes to display the system name, date, time etc. All escape codes consist of a backslash (\) immediately followed by one of the characters listed below.
4 or 4{interface}
Insert the IPv4 address of the specified network interface (for example: \4{eth0}). If the interface argument is not specified, then select the first fully configured (UP, non-LOCALBACK, RUNNING) interface. If not any configured interface is found, fall back to the IP address of the machine's hostname.
6 or 6{interface}
The same as \4 but for IPv6.
b Insert the baudrate of the current line.
d Insert the current date.
e or e{name}
Translate the human-readable name to an escape sequence and insert it (for example: \e{red}Alert text.\e{reset}). If the name argument is not specified, then insert \033. The currently supported names are: black, blink, blue, bold, brown, cyan, darkgray, gray, green, halfbright, lightblue, lightcyan, lightgray, lightgreen, lightmagenta, lightred, magenta, red, reset, reverse, and yellow. All unknown names are silently ignored.
s Insert the system name (the name of the operating system). Same as 'uname -s'. See also the \S escape code.
S or S{VARIABLE}
Insert the VARIABLE data from /etc/os-release. If this file does not exist then fall back to /usr/lib/os-release. If the VARIABLE argument is not specified, then use PRETTY_NAME from the file or the system name (see \s). This escape code allows to keep /etc/issue distribution and release independent. Note that \S{ANSI_COLOR} is converted to the real terminal escape sequence.
l Insert the name of the current tty line.
m Insert the architecture identifier of the machine. Same as 'uname -m'.
n Insert the nodename of the machine, also known as the hostname. Same as 'uname -n'.
o Insert the NIS domainname of the machine. Same as 'hostname -d'.
O Insert the DNS domainname of the machine.
r Insert the release number of the OS. Same as 'uname -r'.
t Insert the current time.
u Insert the number of current users logged in.
U Insert the string "1 user" or "
v Insert the version of the OS, that is, the build-date and such.
Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
Registry Path | Software\Policies\Samba\Unix Settings\Messages |
Value Name | issue |
Value Type | REG_SZ |
Default Value | Welcome to \s \r \l |