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MOTD(5)                  DragonFly 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 impor-
     tant 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.


SEE ALSO

     login(1), login.conf(5)

DragonFly 3.5                   March 17, 2009                   DragonFly 3.5

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