MOTD(5) |
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 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.
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.