.\"     Title: pam_motd
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.\"      Date: 04/16/2008
.\"    Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
.\"    Source: Linux-PAM Manual
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.TH "PAM_MOTD" "8" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.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>\.