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From: tinguely@plains.NoDak.edu (Mark Tinguely)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Questions about 386BSD
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Date: 23 Sep 92 14:04:07 GMT
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In article <1992Sep22.222426.24672@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> s902113@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Luke Mewburn) writes:
>rcskb@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Kendall Bennett) writes:
 
>>I have a few questions about 386BSD 0.1:

>> 4. /etc/motd file getting changed? I tried to change the /etc/motd file
>>but it seems to be reset after a while to the default file. Why is this
>>and how can you change it?
 
>Dunno...

 /etc/rc.local edits the motd when you reboot. If you do not want it to
 leave it alone, comment it out.