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MOTD(5) File Formats Manual MOTD(5) NAME motd -- file containing message(s) of the day DESCRIPTION The file /var/run/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 /etc/motd.template and the contents are written to /var/run/motd. /var/run/motd can be updated without a system reboot by manually restarting the motd service after updating /etc/motd.template: service motd restart 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 Symbolic link to /var/run/motd. /etc/motd.template The template file that system administrators can edit. /var/run/motd The message of the day. $HOME/.hushlogin Suppresses output of /var/run/motd. EXAMPLES FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 29 03:08:31 PST 2019 /home is full. Please cleanup your directories. SEE ALSO login(1), login.conf(5) HISTORY Prior to FreeBSD 13.0, motd lived in /etc. FreeBSD 13.2 December 14, 2024 MOTD(5)
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