PAM_MOTD(8)
NAME
pam_motd - Display the motd file
SYNOPSIS
pam_motd.so [motd=/path/filename]
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 the
/etc/motd file is shown. The message size is limited to 64KB.
OPTIONS
- motd=/path/filename
- The /path/filename file is displayed as message of the day.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the session module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
- PAM_IGNORE
- This is the only return value of this module.
EXAMPLES
- The suggested usage for /etc/pam.d/login is:
- session optional pam_motd.so motd=/etc/motd
SEE ALSO
motd(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)
AUTHOR
- pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>.