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+.\" Title: pam_motd
+.\" Author:
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.73.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 04/16/2008
+.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\"
+.TH "PAM_MOTD" "8" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.SH "NAME"
+pam_motd - Display the motd file
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.HP 12
+\fBpam_motd\.so\fR [motd=\fI/path/filename\fR]
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.PP
+pam_motd is a PAM module that can be used to display arbitrary motd (message of the day) files after a succesful login\. By default the
+\fI/etc/motd\fR
+file is shown\. The message size is limited to 64KB\.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.PP
+\fBmotd=\fR\fB\fI/path/filename\fR\fR
+.RS 4
+The
+\fI/path/filename\fR
+file is displayed as message of the day\.
+.RE
+.SH "MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED"
+.PP
+Only the
+\fBsession\fR
+service is supported\.
+.SH "RETURN VALUES"
+.PP
+PAM_IGNORE
+.RS 4
+This is the only return value of this module\.
+.RE
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
+.PP
+The suggested usage for
+\fI/etc/pam\.d/login\fR
+is:
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.nf
+session optional pam_motd\.so motd=/etc/motd
+
+.fi
+.RE
+.sp
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.PP
+
+\fBmotd\fR(5),
+\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
+\fBpam.d\fR(8),
+\fBpam\fR(8)
+.SH "AUTHOR"
+.PP
+pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian\.org>\.