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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.
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(8)
AUTHOR
       pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins AT debian.org>.

Linux-PAM Manual                  09/19/2013                       PAM_MOTD(8)