In this short video, you'll learn about MOTD.
So the ETC MOTD file, that's a message where for security compliance usage policies should
be posted in ETC MOTD.
In some environments, it is very important that you post your usage policies at the moment
that the user is logging in, because otherwise abuse cannot be dealt with.
To do so is very easy.
Just write the message in this file and the file content is shown every time a user logs
in on a non-graphical console.
Alternatively, there is also ETC issue, and that is used to display a message before a
user is logging in.
Let me show you.
So I'm going to use VIM on ETC issue.
And there we can see that by default it is printing some system information.
And I am going to add authorized users only.
And then in ETC MOTD, we'll put whichever compliance message you want.
So don't abuse system resources, whatever you want to put in there.
Now how are we going to see it?
Well, I'm going to use CHVT3 to log in to a virtual terminal number three.
And there you can see on the top line authorized users only.
And now I'm going to log in as my current user.
And there we can see don't abuse system resources.
That's how it works.
CHVT is bringing you to virtual terminal number three.
Now if you want to go back on a centerware system, your graphical interface is normally
on virtual terminal number two.
So CHVT2 will do the job.