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> On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, I wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any way to rotate different motd files?
> > I mean, I could just have a bunch of different files, and have a cron
> > rename a certain one motd every however-long, but is there anyway to
> > automate this on startup?


> Why not start up a script in rc.local that does this?

I'd thought of that, but then it's only executed on bootup. I'd like it
to be rotated everytime someone logs on and off, whether it's on the
console or telned or whatever.

Thanks again,
Roman

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