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
FreeBSD 2.1.6.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 29 03:08:31 PST 1996 /home is full. Please cleanup your directories.