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How to Set A Custom Message of The Day on Linux

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Nick Congleton
Sep 14, 2017

When you fist log in to a terminal on a Unix system, Linux included, you are usually greeted by that system’s message of the day(MOTD). The message of the day, gives you important information about the system or just messages from the system admin. Of course, if you are are the system admin, it’s up to you to set that message. If it’s your own system, you can get creative with your message and include any information that you choose.
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