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Bangel

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Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 45

MOTD in ArchLinux

What is the file that, when booted before the prompt displays a message of the day or some ASCII graphic?

vogets

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Registered: 2006-11-25

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Re: MOTD in ArchLinux

/etc/motd ?

Bangel

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Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 45

Re: MOTD in ArchLinux

No, the MOTD displays AFTER the login. I need before login a message like "This computer is subject to blablabla" instead of the usual Arch Dont Panic and version stuff.

lucke

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Registered: 2004-11-30

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Re: MOTD in ArchLinux

/etc/issue

Warren Watts

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Registered: 2007-09-09

Posts: 22

Re: MOTD in ArchLinux

perhaps you mean fortune?

NAME
       fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage

SYNOPSIS
       fortune [-acefilosuw] [-n length] [ -m pattern] [[n%] file/dir/all]

DESCRIPTION
       When  fortune  is run with no arguments it prints out a random epigram.
       Epigrams are divided into several categories, where  each  category  is
       sub-divided  into those which are potentially offensive and those which
       are not.

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Bangel

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Registered: 2007-05-17

Posts: 45

Re: MOTD in ArchLinux

no, I mean a message like "this computer is under audit for 24/7, please dont login withoput authorization blabla"

Yes, it was the /etc/issue file. Thanks a lot.

Last edited by Bangel (2007-09-11 12:00:04)