MOTD(5)                   OpenBSD Programmer's Manual                  MOTD(5)

NAME
     motd - message of the day

DESCRIPTION
     The /etc/motd file is normally displayed by login(1) after a user has
     logged in but before the shell is run.  It is generally used for impor-
     tant 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.

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.

FILES
     /etc/motd

SEE ALSO
     login(1)

OpenBSD 3.0                    December 28, 1994                             1
