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<?xml version="1.0" encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
<refentry id="pam_motd">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>pam_motd</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">Linux-PAM Manual</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv id="pam_motd-name">
<refname>pam_motd</refname>
<refpurpose>Display the motd file</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis id="pam_motd-cmdsynopsis">
<command>pam_motd.so</command>
<arg choice="opt">
motd=<replaceable>/path/filename</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="pam_motd-description">
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
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 <filename>/etc/motd</filename> file is
shown. The message size is limited to 64KB.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="pam_motd-options">
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>motd=<replaceable>/path/filename</replaceable></option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The <filename>/path/filename</filename> file is displayed
as message of the day.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="pam_motd-types">
<title>MODULE TYPES PROVIDED</title>
<para>
Only the <option>session</option> module type is provided.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='pam_motd-return_values'>
<title>RETURN VALUES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>PAM_IGNORE</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This is the only return value of this module.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='pam_motd-examples'>
<title>EXAMPLES</title>
<para>
The suggested usage for <filename>/etc/pam.d/login</filename> is:
<programlisting>
session optional pam_motd.so motd=/etc/motd
</programlisting>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='pam_motd-see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>motd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='pam_motd-author'>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>
pam_motd was written by Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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