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.

FILES
/etc/motd

EXAMPLES

    OpenBSD 1.2 (GENERIC) #3: Fri Jun 28 22:47:57 MDT 1996
    Make sure you have a .forward file...
    4/17	Machine will be down for backups all day Saturday.

SEE ALSO
login(1)