NAME
motd.tail - Template for building the system message of the day
DESCRIPTION
On Debian systems, the system message of the day is rebuilt at each
startup, in order to display an accurate
information. /etc/motd.tail is the file to edit permanent
changes to the message of the day.
OVERVIEW
The initiation script /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh prepends a line
containing information about the system to /etc/motd.tail and
stores the resulting file in /var/run/motd. /etc/motd is a
symbolic link to /var/run/motd (the system can not assume /etc
to be writable).
FILES
/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh
The initiation script which builds /var/run/motd
/etc/motd
Symbolic link to the system message of the day
/etc/motd.tail
Template for building the system message of the day
/var/run/motd
System message of the day file rebuilt at each computer start
SEE ALSO
