From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 08:15:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A500216A4CF for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:15:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from postino-1.etat.lu (postino-1.etat.lu [194.154.205.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B77E143D3F for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 08:15:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu) Received: from avirus.cie.etat.lu (avirus.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.55]) by postino-1.etat.lu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06B8635CB09 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:05 +0100 (CET) Received: from hermes-2 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by avirus.cie.etat.lu (8.11.7+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id i0JGF3M11222 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:03 +0100 (MET) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail.etat.lu by mail.etat.lu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) id <0HRQ00H01VLZY1@mail.etat.lu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:03 +0100 (MET) Received: from lucy ([148.110.43.189])18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HRQ00HDEVT3SO@mail.etat.lu>; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:03 +0100 (MET) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:10 +0100 From: Didier WIROTH In-reply-to: <200401190936.27731.algould@datawok.com> To: "'Andrew L. Gould'" Message-id: <0HRQ00HDFVT3SO@mail.etat.lu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thread-index: AcPephS3ve95OEpsRHKxNaXFeMgqxAAAOScQ cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: newbie question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:15:07 -0000 You may also add this to /etc/rc.conf or it will update the version info after every reboot: update_motd="NO" -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Andrew L. Gould Sent: lundi 19 janvier 2004 16:36 To: Larry Rosenman; marlon corleone; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: newbie question On Monday 19 January 2004 09:25 am, Larry Rosenman wrote: > --On Monday, January 19, 2004 15:24:18 +0000 marlon corleone > > wrote: > > forgive me if ever this is a off topic, how do i create this sample > > message, i want to change my motd default to this one, thanks > > > > :## :# :### :# :#:# :#:#:### :###:## > > :# :# :# # :# :#:# :#:# :#:#:# :#:# :# :# :# :#:# :#:# :#:# # :# > > :#:#:# :#:# :# :# :# :#:# :#:### :### :#:#:#:#:### :###:# :# :# > > :#:#####:# :#:# :#:#:#:#:#:# :#:# :# :# :### :# :#:# :#:# :# :#:# > > :#:# :#:###:### > > vi /etc/motd > > > edit to your hearts content. > > LER As /etc/motd may get overwritten during an upgrade, you may want to keep a backup copy somewhere. Best regards, Andrew Gould _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"