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 important 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
DragonFly 2.3-DEVELOPMENT (GENERIC) #0: Fri Mar 13 04:44:45 PST 2009 /home is full. Please cleanup your directories.