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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
which is the default motd for the different following different OS versions?
RHEL: has no default motd?
HP-UX: no motd but cat /etc/copyright in /etc/profile:
(c)Copyright 1983-2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
(c)Copyright 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985-1993 The Regents of the... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: asanchez
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2. Linux
Hi,
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 desktop and whenever I login to the xterm terminal through ssh, I am getting the following motd (message of the day) info.
Linux desktop 2.6.32-28-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 21:21:01 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Welcome to Ubuntu!
*... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: royalibrahim
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3. Solaris
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:
password:
OS Prompt>
Thanks
Eugene (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: srage
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4. Linux
In which login startup script is the motd displayed?
Red Hat 4AS
As I understand it, upon login (bash) it hits
/etc/profile
~/.bash_profile
~/.bash_login
~/.profile
I went through the scripts and the associated scripts (/etc/profile.d/*.sh) but don't see where it's being displayed... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: BOFH
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Does anyone know how to get the IP Address of the connecting client to apear in the MOTD I am new to linux and I was wondering if this was possible thanks in advance. :D :confused: :D (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: DragonLenage
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi
I do get the message of the day upon logging in to my machine(Solaris 9). I do NOT have a .hushlogin file in my home directory.
Any ideas
:-) (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: run_time_error
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I need to replace the current /etc/motd text file with a new motd across 30+ servers.
Which is the best way to do this? Shell script? sed?
Does anyone have an example I can use?
Thanks in advance. Unix people are the best!!! :) (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: antalexi
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all,
I'm looking for a way to have motd display something different when users log in based on what groups they belong to. I'm network administratinng at a college and professors would like to have different posts come up to students when they log in based on the different classes they are... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: hoppese
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Hi,
I was hoping to get some help on this question:
I have different groups of users logging into our servers and I would like to set it up so that when they login they could get an update from the motd.
How do I set it up so that I can have one group see a different motd than the system... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: vancouver_joe
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10. Cybersecurity
Hie.
Im having a problem editing the motd ( message of the day ). I tried to edit the file /etc/motd but its end up with nothing. I find out the directory /etc/motd is in rw- r - r i changed it to executable rwxw-rw-r but having same thing no changes in the motd.
Anyone having any idea how to... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: killerserv
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