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From: gorhas@electra.saaf.se (G|ran Hasse)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Login Message
Date: 16 Aug 1996 21:03:09 +0200
Organization: Svensk Amat|rAstronomisk F|rening
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Message-ID: <4v2gld$s3g@electra.saaf.se>
References: <4urekn$qdl@senior.nectec.or.th> <32118FAD.2781E494@panoramix.rain.fr>
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In article <32118FAD.2781E494@panoramix.rain.fr>,
Tom Fischer  <tfischer@panoramix.rain.fr> wrote:
>Poom Malakul wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>>     Would you please tell me how to change the login message.
>> I don't know where the file is. I've tried ".profile" but
>> this doesn't help. I think there should be some files for
>> system login message and user login message.Where are they ?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> poom
>
>
>You want to modify the /etc/motd file (Message Of The Day)...
>

And you can change the login message in /etc/gettytab 
(Be carefull though - if you miss something here you
are lost!).


>tom
>tfischer@rain.fr


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