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In this short video, you'll learn about MOTD.

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So the ETC MOTD file, that's a message where for security compliance usage policies should

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be posted in ETC MOTD.

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In some environments, it is very important that you post your usage policies at the moment

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that the user is logging in, because otherwise abuse cannot be dealt with.

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To do so is very easy.

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Just write the message in this file and the file content is shown every time a user logs

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in on a non-graphical console.

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Alternatively, there is also ETC issue, and that is used to display a message before a

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user is logging in.

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Let me show you.

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So I'm going to use VIM on ETC issue.

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And there we can see that by default it is printing some system information.

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And I am going to add authorized users only.

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And then in ETC MOTD, we'll put whichever compliance message you want.

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So don't abuse system resources, whatever you want to put in there.

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Now how are we going to see it?

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Well, I'm going to use CHVT3 to log in to a virtual terminal number three.

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And there you can see on the top line authorized users only.

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And now I'm going to log in as my current user.

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And there we can see don't abuse system resources.

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That's how it works.

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CHVT is bringing you to virtual terminal number three.

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Now if you want to go back on a centerware system, your graphical interface is normally

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on virtual terminal number two.

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So CHVT2 will do the job.