Exercise 1.6 – MOTD

MOTD: The message of the day can be used to communicate information to end users, the contents of /etc/motd are displayed after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell.

       1. Change the current message by editing the file /etc/motd using a text editor such as vi or vim.
         #vi /etc/motd
          “This is a test message and it will be shown every time a user logs on
       2. Save the file and then
          #vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           PrintMotd yes
       3. Reload the sshd service.

Task by Trainer:-

  • Set the MOTD to “WELCOME TO RHEL8 WORKSHOP”.
  • It should always be seen while logging.