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MOTD Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (5) Updated: December 29 1992 Index   NAME motd - message of the day   DESCRIPTION The contents of /etc/motd are displayed by after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell. The "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file has been traditionally been used for exactly that (it requires much less disk space than mail to all users).   FILES /etc/motd   SEE ALSO   Index NAME DESCRIPTION FILES SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 12:12:24 GMT, March 24, 2025

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