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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>.
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