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+pam_motd — Display the motd file
+
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+
+DESCRIPTION
+
+pam_motd is a PAM module that can be used to display arbitrary motd (message of
+the day) files after a successful login. By default, pam_motd shows files in
+the following locations:
+
+/etc/motd
+/run/motd
+/usr/lib/motd
+/etc/motd.d/
+/run/motd.d/
+/usr/lib/motd.d/
+
+Each message size is limited to 64KB.
+
+If /etc/motd does not exist, then /run/motd is shown. If /run/motd does not
+exist, then /usr/lib/motd is shown.
+
+Similar overriding behavior applies to the directories. Files in /etc/motd.d/
+override files with the same name in /run/motd.d/ and /usr/lib/motd.d/. Files
+in /run/motd.d/ override files with the same name in /usr/lib/motd.d/.
+
+Files the in the directories listed above are displayed in lexicographic order
+by name.
+
+To silence a message, a symbolic link with target /dev/null may be placed in /
+etc/motd.d with the same filename as the message to be silenced. Example:
+Creating a symbolic link as follows silences /usr/lib/motd.d/my_motd.
+
+ln -s /dev/null /etc/motd.d/my_motd
+
+The MOTD_SHOWN=pam environment variable is set after showing the motd files,
+even when all of them were silenced using symbolic links.
+
+OPTIONS
+
+motd=/path/filename
+
+    The /path/filename file is displayed as message of the day. Multiple paths
+    to try can be specified as a colon-separated list. By default this option
+    is set to /etc/motd:/run/motd:/usr/lib/motd.
+
+motd_dir=/path/dirname.d
+
+    The /path/dirname.d directory is scanned and each file contained inside of
+    it is displayed. Multiple directories to scan can be specified as a
+    colon-separated list. By default this option is set to /etc/motd.d:/run/
+    motd.d:/usr/lib/motd.d.
+
+When no options are given, the default behavior applies for both options.
+Specifying either option (or both) will disable the default behavior for both
+options.
+
+EXAMPLES
+
+The suggested usage for /etc/pam.d/login is:
+
+session  optional  pam_motd.so
+
+
+To use a motd file from a different location:
+
+session  optional  pam_motd.so motd=/elsewhere/motd
+
+
+To use a motd file from elsewhere, along with a corresponding .d directory:
+
+session  optional  pam_motd.so motd=/elsewhere/motd motd_dir=/elsewhere/motd.d
+
+
+AUTHOR
+
+pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>.
+
+The motd_dir= option was added by Allison Karlitskaya
+<allison.karlitskaya@redhat.com>.
+