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 <bcollinsATdebian.org>.



Linux-PAM Manual                                           06/16/2009                                                PAM_MOTD(8)