editing /etc/motd

[Ben Stringer]

On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 15:33, Y. Makki wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I'm trying to edit /etc/motd to include various things, say like kernel
> version. Adding a line like `uname -r` doesn't work, it simply echoes
> that instead of executing the command. Any way I can actually accomplish
> this?

I'd suggest adding some code to /etc/rc.local to write what you want. As
long as the info in motd is not likely to change between reboots.

eg.

echo "$(hostname), $(uname -r)" > /etc/motd

Otherwise the cron suggestion will do the job.

Cheers, Ben
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