motd(5) [netbsd man page]

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.

FILES

     /etc/motd

EXAMPLES

     NetBSD 1.0 (SUN_LAMP) #9: Sun Nov 20 22:47:57 PST 1994

     Make sure you have a .forward file...

     4/17    Machine will be down for backups all day Saturday.

SEE ALSO

     login(1)

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								 December 28, 1994							       BSD

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)