PAM_MOTD(8) Linux-PAM Manual 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.
motd_dir=/path/dirname.d
The /path/dirname.d directory is scanned and each file contained
inside of it is displayed.
noupdate
Don't run the scripts in /etc/update-motd.d to refresh the motd
file.
When no options are given, the default is to display both /etc/motd and
the contents of /etc/motd.d. Specifying either option (or both) will
disable this default behavior.
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
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
SEE ALSO
motd(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)
AUTHOR
pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>.
The motd_dir= option was added by Allison Karlitskaya
<allison.karlitskaya@redhat.com>.
Linux-PAM Manual 05/18/2018 PAM_MOTD(8)