# man > motd(5)

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## NAME
       motd - message of the day

## DESCRIPTION
       The  contents of _/etc/motd_ are displayed by [**pam_motd**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pammotd/8/markdown) after a successful login but just be‐
       fore it executes the login shell.

       The abbreviation "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file has been traditionally
       used for exactly that (it requires much less disk space than mail to all users).

       On Debian GNU/Linux, dynamic content configured at  _/etc/pam.d/login_  is  also  displayed  by
       _pam_exec_

## FILES
       _/etc/motd_

## SEE ALSO
       [**login**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/login/1/markdown), [**issue**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/issue/5/markdown)

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