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Creating a PAM MOTD (/etc/motd) message

About this task

Use the PAM Message of the Day (MOTD) feature to display a message of the day on the AE Services Management Console after the log-in screen is completed. The PAM MOTD screen also contains a Continue button.

The PAM MOTD text is stored in /etc/motd. If the etc/motd file does not exist, AE Services will not display a message of the day.

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If you access the AE Services Linux shell (command prompt) either locally using a system console or remotely using a secure shell (ssh) client, you will see the PAM MOTD message.

Procedure

  1. From the AE Services Management Console main menu, select Security > PAM > PAM MOTD.
  2. Follow these steps to complete the PAM MOTD page.
    1. Select the check box for Display a message of the day after login.
    2. Type a message in the text box (for example, Hello System Administrator).
    3. Click Apply Changes.
    tipTip

    The text window on the page is 80 columns wide and 25 lines long. As you approach the 80 column limit, press Enter to force the start of the next line. If you do not force a new line, the text will extend beyond the 80 character boundary.