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# 1  
Old 01-25-2010
MOTD Display

Hi all,

Wish to check which setting is set to display the MOTD AFTER successful password verification. I am logging in via a 3rd party ssh tool tectia.

Eg.

Login: [username]
password:
[Password verified successfully]

[MOTD displayed here]

OS Prompt>

Thanks
Eugene
# 2  
Old 01-25-2010
I thought that was default behavior of /etc/motd?
# 3  
Old 01-25-2010
/etc/issue gets displayed before login and /etc/motd after?

/etc/ssh/sshd_config has a line to set whether /etc/motd is show or not:
Code:
PrintMotd no

but not *when*.
# 4  
Old 01-25-2010
Hi,

So far I managed to locate 2 locations where MOTD is configured:

1) /etc/profile
2) SSH Server's configuration file.

Is there any other file which is configured with MOTD? There's still one more set of MOTD displaying. Initially it's displaying 3......

PS: We're not using openssh. We're using 3rd party tectia server. Thus not in sshd_config.

Thanks and Regards
Eugene
# 5  
Old 01-26-2010
/etc/issue is displayed after you login via ssh.
In the sshd_config file, point BANNER=/etc/issue
# 6  
Old 02-01-2010
Found the source for the 3 MOTD messages...

1st: Tectia's banner config
2nd: /etc/profile
3rd: Tectia's MOTD setting.

Thanks to all for the inputs Smilie
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