---
name: "issue.net"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "telnetd-ssl"
version: "0.17.41+really0.17-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/issue.net"
---

# issue.net(5)

identification file for telnet sessions

## NAME

**issue.net** – identification file for telnet sessions

## DESCRIPTION

The file  */etc/issue.net* is a text file which contains a message or system identification to be printed before the login prompt of a telnet session. It may contain various \`%-char' sequences. The following sequences are supported by **telnetd**:

- %t

  \- show the current tty

- %h

  \- show the system node name (FQDN)

- %D

  \- show the name of the NIS domain

- %d

  \- show the current time and date

- %s

  \- show the name of the operating system

- %m

  \- show the machine (hardware) type

- %r

  \- show the operating system release

- %v

  \- show the operating system version

- %%

  \- display a single '%' character

## FILES

*/etc/issue.net*

## SEE ALSO

[in.telnetd(8)](/in.telnetd/8.md)