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From: kyle@crystal.WonderWorks.com (Kyle Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: MOTD? (BSDI - Newbie!)
Date: 20 Feb 1995 17:54:33 -0500
Organization: Wonderworks Inc.
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 > > When I login to my system I get two lines of copywright
 > > info.  When I login to my i-net providers system, I don't
 > > get that.  Can I change my system so that it doesn't show me
 > > this copywright stuff?  Where would it be?  I only have the
 > > binaries, not the source.
 > 
 > As a sysadmin, modify /etc/motd to suite your needs.  As a
 > user, try creating $HOME/.hushlogin.

The notices aren't in /etc/motd, they are in the login binary.
If you have source, recompile without the notices.  Otherwise,
edit the binary with Emacs and replace the first char of each
offending string with a NUL.  Remember, replace NOT insert.