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- From: ratner@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (David Ratner)
- Subject: Re: Login Message
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- Date: 22 Aug 92 20:15:14 GMT
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- derry@milton.u.washington.edu (Derry Lyons) writes:
-
- >Is there any way to edit the login screen on a Unix system?
- >I've never seen it done, nor have I found it mentioned. Just
- >curious... :-) Derry
-
- If you mean the message that is printed out whenever *anyone* logs in,
- that is called the motd (message of the day), and can be found in
- /etc/motd. Of course, you need to be root to edit it.
-
- You can of course always put whatever you want into your own .login file,
- and have it say or do whatever you want.
-
- Dave
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