Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 08:08:57 -0400 (EDT) From: matt <matt@MLINK.NET> To: patmac@demon.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to prevent motd including os info Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909110806550.98873-100000@dns02.arpa-canada.net> In-Reply-To: <199909111127.MAA00229@gti.noc.demon.net>
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On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Patrick MacKeown wrote: : Hi : : Please would somebody tell me how to prevent motd including the OS version : and the kernel name. On my 3.2 box editing the lines out of /etc/motd just : leads to them being replaced : : Patrick Mackeown Edit /etc/rc.conf and change update_motd="YES" to update_motd="NO", or add update_motd="NO" to /etc/rc.conf to override the default "YES" in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. That'll take care of your problem. -Matt -- // Matt Heckaman: matt@mlink.net -OR- admin@arpa-canada.net // // System Administrator/Owner: http://www.arpa-canada.net // To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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