Message of the day
Message of the Day (abbreviation MOTD ; German “Message of the day” or “Message of the day”) is a message that is usually the first to be displayed to the user on servers and in terminal sessions. So z. B. often on the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) or on game servers.
MOTDs are not updated daily, but are up to date. If the information published in a MOTD does not change over a longer period of time, the MOTD does not necessarily have to be adjusted.
Also in file sharing networks for files such as B. Direct Connect is a MOTD the rule.
The MOTD is mainly used to indicate basic rules and / or guidelines of the server. Warnings are often given there directly or references to current events are given. For example, planned downtimes (temporary server shutdowns) are often published via the MOTD in order to give the users of the system the opportunity to adapt to the upcoming, limited availability of the system.
Under Linux and Unix systems, the MOTD message is usually /etc/motdstored in the file . The content of this file is displayed after a successful login by a user, either directly at the console or remotely via SSH . The message content can also be generated dynamically to provide the user with e.g. B. to display the current weather.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nick Congleton: How to Set A Custom Message of The Day on Linux - LinuxConfig.org. In: System Administration & Configuration. September 14, 2017, accessed on January 16, 2019 (English): "When you first log in to a terminal on a Unix system, Linux included, you are usually greeted by that system's message of the day (MOTD)."
- ↑ Chris Hoffman: How To Customize Ubuntu's Message of the Day. February 6, 2012, accessed April 15, 2019 .