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On Jul 14, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Cary Gordon wrote: > I remember when system administrators would change the MOTD daily. The '80s > were so pastoral. 0 0 * * * /bin/fortune > /etc/motd or, for those running Vixie cron (which most people weren't in the 80s) : @daily /bin/fortune > /etc/motd ... but then, everyone went the way of 'web portals' and the like, rather than assuming everyone was going to be (telnet|tn3270)ing into a (unix|cms) system so they could check their e-mail, nntp, gopher, etc. -Joe ps. is it disturbing that the talk of motd is making me nostalgic for ASCII art? > On Monday, July 14, 2014, Joe Hourcle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On Jul 14, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Riley Childs wrote: >> >>> My MOTDs are not as fun... >>> >>> RUN GET OUT OF HERE >>> YOU ARE NOT WELCOME TODAY >>> RESTRICTED ACCESS HERE. >> >> I would expect that in the banner, not the motd: >> >> $ more /etc/banner >> >> This US Government computer is for authorized users only. By >> accessing >> this system you are consenting to complete monitoring with no >> expectation of privacy. Unauthorized access or use may subject you >> to >> disciplinary action and criminal prosecution. >> >> >> The banner gets displayed before the login prompt, the motd gets displayed >> after ... there's also an assumption that the motd changes regularly, as >> it's 'message of the day' ... although most people have it be completely >> random and just call fortune or never bother changing it. >> >> -Joe >> > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com