MOTD(5) BSD File Formats Manual MOTD(5)NAME
motd -- file containing message(s) of the day
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/motd is normally displayed by login(1) after a user has logged in but before the shell is run. It is generally used for impor-
tant system-wide announcements. During system startup, a line containing the kernel version string is prepended to this file.
Individual users may suppress the display of this file by creating a file named ``.hushlogin'' in their home directories or through
login.conf(5).
FILES
/etc/motd The message of the day.
$HOME/.hushlogin Suppresses output of /etc/motd.
EXAMPLES
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SEE ALSO login(1), login.conf(5)BSD February 13, 1997 BSD
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PAM_MOTD(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_MOTD(8)NAME
pam_motd - Display the motd file
SYNOPSIS
pam_motd.so [motd=/path/filename]
DESCRIPTION
pam_motd is a PAM module that can be used to display arbitrary motd (message of the day) files after a successful login. By default the
/etc/motd file is shown. The message size is limited to 64KB.
OPTIONS
motd=/path/filename
The /path/filename file is displayed as message of the day.
noupdate
Don't run the scripts in /etc/update-motd.d to refresh the motd file.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the session module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_IGNORE
This is the only return value of this module.
EXAMPLES
The suggested usage for /etc/pam.d/login is:
session optional pam_motd.so motd=/etc/motd
SEE ALSO motd(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7), update-motd(5)AUTHOR
pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>.
Linux-PAM Manual 09/19/2013 PAM_MOTD(8)
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