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.conf5.
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.
