Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 11:29:13 +0200 From: Stefano Riva <sriva@alice.it> To: Jim Pazarena <paz@ccstores.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: modifying /etc/motd Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19990329112913.00b56260@relay.alice.it> In-Reply-To: <9903282355.aa04628@dick.ccstores.com>
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At 23.55 28/03/99 -0800, you wrote: >gets put back into the motd automagically. Is there a way to stop this? You named 3.1-RELEASE, so I assume that's the version for you need info. Put the following line in your /etc/rc.conf or (better) /etc/rc.conf.local file: update_motd="NO" >How can I stop the limerick from being printed each time I log on? If you mean the copyright message and motd, put an empty ".hushlogin" file in the home directory of the user. Also, you can change/remove the welcome message before "login:" modifying /etc/gettytab. --- Stefano Riva Software Engineer - System Administrator Informazioni Editoriali I.E. Srl Phone +39-027528400, Fax +39-027528451 Email sriva@alice.it To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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