NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     motd - message of the day

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The /etc/motd file is normally displayed by login(1) after a
user has
     logged in but before the shell is run.  It is generally used
for important
 system-wide announcements.  During  system  startup,  a
line containing
     the  kernel version string replaces all lines up to (but not
including)
     the first blank line of this file.

     Individual users may suppress the display of  this  file  by
creating a file
     named .hushlogin in their home directories.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /etc/motd

EXAMPLES    [Toc]    [Back]

     OpenBSD 3.0 (GENERIC) #5: Sat Jan 26 20:13:07 MST 2002

     Make sure you have a .forward file...

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

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     login(1)

OpenBSD      3.6                        December     28,     1994