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Command: motd | Section: 5 | Source: FreeBSD | File: motd.5.gz
MOTD(5) FreeBSD 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 14.1-RELEASE-p8 December 14, 2024 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8