G903 - Appendix 03 ~ Customization of the motd file.md

G903 - Appendix 03 ~ Customization of the motd file

Every time you open a new shell terminal, no matter if remotely or locally, you see a bunch of lines over the starting prompt. In Debian, those lines are stored in the /etc/motd file and can be modified or completely replaced by any other text.

Just make a backup of that file (as a .original version) before editing it, and then modify in any way you want.

$ cd /etc
$ sudo cp motd motd.original
$ sudo vim motd

BEWARE!
In the sshd configuration there's a PrintMotd set to no. Don't change it to yes or you'll see the motd content printed twice.

References

• Debian wiki. motd.
• Customize your MOTD login message in Debian and Ubuntu.
• Debian Buster Dynamic MOTD.
• Create a Custom MOTD or Login Banner in Linux.
• ASCII generator

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