motd(5)

NAME

   motd - message of the day

DESCRIPTION

   The  contents  of  /etc/motd  are  displayed  by  pam_motd(8)  after  a
   successful login but just before it executes the login shell.

   The abbreviation "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this  file
   has  been  traditionally  used  for exactly that (it requires much less
   disk space than mail to all users).

   On Debian GNU/Linux, dynamic content configured at /etc/pam.d/login  is
   also displayed by pam_exec.

FILES

   /etc/motd
   /etc/pam.d/login

SEE ALSO

   login(1), issue(5), pam_motd(8)

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