diff -up mgetty-1.1.36/logname.c.issue mgetty-1.1.36/logname.c

--- mgetty-1.1.36/logname.c.issue	2008-10-09 22:56:17.000000000 +0200

+++ mgetty-1.1.36/logname.c	2008-10-09 22:56:17.000000000 +0200

@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 	    switch ( *ep )

 	    {

 	      case 'n': p[i++] = '\n'; break;

-	      case 'r': p[i++] = '\r'; break;

 	      case 'g': p[i++] = '\007'; break;

+	      case 'f': p[i++] = '\f'; break;

+#ifndef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'r': p[i++] = '\r'; break;

 	      case 'b': p[i++] = '\010'; break;

 	      case 'v': p[i++] = '\013'; break;

-	      case 'f': p[i++] = '\f'; break;

 	      case 't': p[i++] = '\t'; break;

+#endif

 	      case 's':					/* Operating System */

 		    if ( i + strlen(un.sysname) +1 > MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH ) break;

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], un.sysname );

@@ -111,10 +113,16 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 		    if ( i + strlen(un.machine) +1 > MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH ) break;

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], un.machine );

 		    break;

+#ifdef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'r':					/* OS release */

+#endif

 	      case 'R':					/* OS release */

 		    if ( i + strlen(un.release) +1 > MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH ) break;

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], un.release );

 		    break;

+#ifdef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'v':					/* OS version */

+#endif

 	      case 'V':					/* OS version */

 		    if ( i + strlen(un.version) +1 > MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH ) break;

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], un.version );

@@ -126,6 +134,12 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], CallerId );

 		    break;

 		}

+#ifdef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'l':					/* this doesn't cause */

+							/* conflicts between */

+							/* mgetty and agetty */

+							/* maybe unconditionalize? */

+#endif

 	      case 'P':					/* port name */

 	      case 'L':					/* tty line */

 		{

@@ -147,13 +161,16 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 		    i += strappnd( &p[i], Connect);

 		    break;

 		}

-	      case 'N':					/* numer of */

+	      case 'N':					/* number of */

 	      case 'U':					/* users */

 		{

 		    sprintf( &p[i], "%d", get_current_users() );

 		    i = strlen(p);

 		    break;

 		}

+#ifdef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'b':					/* baud rate */

+#endif

 	      case 'S':					/* port speed */

 		{					/* ugly, I know. */

 		    TIO temp_t;

@@ -162,6 +179,10 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 		    i = strlen(p);

 		}

 		break;

+#ifdef ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

+	      case 'd':

+	      case 't':

+#endif

 	      case 'D':			/* fallthrough */

 	      case 'T':

 		if ( i + 30 > MAX_PROMPT_LENGTH )

@@ -175,7 +196,7 @@ char * ln_escape_prompt _P1( (ep), char 

 		    if ( tm == NULL ) break;

-		    if ( *ep == 'D' )

+		    if ( ( *ep == 'D' ) || ( *ep == 'd' ) )

 		        sprintf( &p[i], "%d/%d/%d", tm->tm_mon+1,

 				 tm->tm_mday, tm->tm_year + 1900 );

 		    else

diff -up mgetty-1.1.36/policy.h.issue mgetty-1.1.36/policy.h

--- mgetty-1.1.36/policy.h.issue	2008-10-09 22:56:17.000000000 +0200

+++ mgetty-1.1.36/policy.h	2008-10-09 22:56:17.000000000 +0200

@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@

  */

 #define NOLOGIN_FILE "/etc/nologin.%s"

+/* How to handle escape sequences in /etc/issue and friends.

+ *

+ * If ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY is defined, escape sequences (stored as backslashes

+ * followed by some character) will be interpreted in a manner consistent

+ * with agetty.  Not defining ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY will cause the default

+ * behavior to be utilized.

+ */

+#define ESCAPE_LIKE_AGETTY

 /* misc */