plasmoduck / raspberrypi-motd

Message of the Day for the Raspberry Pi.

motd

Message of the Day for the Raspberry Pi

Written in bash and tested with the Raspbian distribution.

Just clone the repositoy git clone https://github.com/plasmoduck/raspberrypi-motd/ then set the execution permissions and change the owner:

cd  /path/to/raspberrypi-motd/
sudo chown root:root motd.sh
sudo chmod +x motd.sh

• Autoexecute the script when the user logs in via a tty console or ssh

I found that the previous method of placing the script in /etc/profile.d/ leads to the desktop login manager getting stuck in an endless loop asking for password in Raspbian.

However, the script motd.sh should not be exicuted by placing in /etc/profile. The correct method is to source the motd.sh script in the file ~/.profile by placing a link to it at the end of the file like /path/to/motd.sh and it will be executed after login.

Be sure to remove the default MOTD.

$ sudo rm /etc/motd

• You can remove the "last login" information. However it is considered a security risk. If you wish to do so, you should disable the PrintLastLog option from the sshd service. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and uncomment the line #PrintLastLog yes:

  $ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

  Before:

  #PrintLastLog yes
  

  After:

  PrintLastLog no
  

  Restart the sshd service:

  $ sudo /etc/init.d ssh restart

Now simply SSH into the Pi and see the beautiful MOTD. Have fun =)

Note: If you don't see the degree Celsius character correctly (º) make sure you have enabled a UTF8 locale.