man pam_motd (8): Display the motd file

SYNOPSIS

pam_motd.so [motd=/path/filename]

DESCRIPTION

pam_motd is a PAM module that can be used to display arbitrary motd (message of the day) files after a successful login. By default the /etc/motd file is shown. The message size is limited to 64KB.

OPTIONS

motd=/path/filename

: The /path/filename file is displayed as message of the day.

noupdate

: Don't run the scripts in /etc/update-motd.d to refresh the motd file.

MODULE TYPES PROVIDED

Only the session module type is provided.

RETURN VALUES

PAM_IGNORE

: This is the only return value of this module.

EXAMPLES

The suggested usage for /etc/pam.d/login is:

session  optional  pam_motd.so  motd=/etc/motd

AUTHOR

pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <[email protected]>.