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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:16215 comp.unix.questions:61422 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!uunet!news.wonderworks.com!u-sure-kin-mambo From: kyle@crystal.WonderWorks.com (Kyle Jones) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: MOTD? (BSDI - Newbie!) Date: 20 Feb 1995 17:54:33 -0500 Organization: Wonderworks Inc. Lines: 13 Message-ID: <3ib6j9$sj@crystal.WonderWorks.com> References: <3hok14$s9@panix.com> <3i20ht$7vr@nippur.irb.hr> NNTP-Posting-Host: crystal.wonderworks.com > > When I login to my system I get two lines of copywright > > info. When I login to my i-net providers system, I don't > > get that. Can I change my system so that it doesn't show me > > this copywright stuff? Where would it be? I only have the > > binaries, not the source. > > As a sysadmin, modify /etc/motd to suite your needs. As a > user, try creating $HOME/.hushlogin. The notices aren't in /etc/motd, they are in the login binary. If you have source, recompile without the notices. Otherwise, edit the binary with Emacs and replace the first char of each offending string with a NUL. Remember, replace NOT insert.