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| e48b87 | Steven Anderson | 2024-12-30 11:17:17 | 1 | # motd |
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| 3 | [manpage](https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?motd) |
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| 5 | I takes more than just modifying `/etc/motd` on a freebsd system now to modify the motd. |
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| 6 | You need to modify the template file then restart the service. During system startup, the kernel |
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| 7 | version is prepended to `/etc/motd.template` and then written to `/var/run/motd`. |
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| 9 | #### Update the motd |
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| 10 | * edit `/etc/motd.template` |
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| 12 | #### restart the motd service |
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| 13 | service motd restart |