MOTD(5)

NAME
motd - file containing message(s) of the day

DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/motd is normally displayed by login(1) after a user has logged in but before the shell is run. It is generally used for important system-wide announcements. During system startup, a line containing the kernel version string is prepended to this file.

Individual users may suppress the display of this file by creating a file named “.hushlogin” in their home directories.

FILES
/etc/motd
    The message of the day.
$HOME/.hushlogin
    Suppresses output of /etc/motd.

EXAMPLES

    FreeBSD 2.1.6.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) #0: Sun Dec 29 03:08:31 PST 1996
    /home is full.  Please cleanup your directories.

SEE ALSO
login(1)