Dynamic MOTD

nikc

Looking for any examples folks have of usefull MOTD scripts showing system status etc ...

Anyone have any examples they use and would care to share ?

Danke!

HalfEatenPie

Here's mine.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM? ....  . ..~MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  ...O?.........MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  .NMMMMN         MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMM,        ~MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..MMMMMMM.       :MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMM     ~  . ..=~....MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMZ.   MM7. ?MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  .  ?MMMMM.~  ZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZ+.MMM  MMM .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  DIOMMMMMM$  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. M. OMMMMMMMMM  OMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?  MMMM  .DMMMMMMM..M=. MMM    MM .ZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZ .MMM.    7MMMMMM. MM. MM    . M  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMO  MMN     .MMMMMO .MM.  M.     M .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN .MMM~.  .MMMMMM. .MMM,. Z,  .M. +MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    MMMMI. IO.   ,MMMMMM.  O.    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.          .=MMMMMMMMMMI   .  .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?.     .MMMMMMMMMMMMM$. .   ,MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMI      :MMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.      MMMMMMMMMMMMMO      MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM7      MMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMM..   . MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.      .MMMMMMMMMMMM.       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMN        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMD   ~M   DMMMMMMMMMMD   :M    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.   MM   OMMMMMMMMMM   .MM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   .MMM   7MMMMMMMMM    MMM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM+   MMMM   ?MMMMMMMMM   7MMM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   =MMM    7MMMMMMMM7  .MMM~   .7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM$  .MMMM.   .MMMMMMMM.  +MMMM     MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.  :MMMMD.   .MMMMMM   .MMMMMN    ~MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM    MMMMMM.    MMMMMM   MMMMMMM,   IMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  ,MMMMMMMM. OMMMMMMM7MMMMMMMMMM=MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

                           You are being monitored.
                          Authorized Personnel Only.

Its not dynamic as you can see, but it does bring a sense of humor into the mix.

Ash

Got this in my bookmarks if it helps?

http://parkersamp.com/2010/10/howto-creating-a-dynamic-motd-in-linux/

Raymii

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                        W A R N I N G 
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                THIS IS A PRIVATE COMPUTER SYSTEM. 

This computer system including all related equipment, network devices (specifically 
including Internet access), are provided only for authorized use. All computer systems 
may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is 
authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized 
access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. 
Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized personnel and their entities to test or 
verify the security of the system. During monitoring, information may be examined, 
recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. All information including personal 
information, placed on or sent over this system may be monitored. Uses of this system, 
authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. 
Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of any such 
unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for administrative, criminal or 
other adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these 
purposes

Host: vps3.sparklingclouds.nl

joepie91

@Raymii: you realize that basically means nothing in a legal sense, right?

Raymii

@joepie91 I know but I like it

rsk

@joepie91 said: @Raymii: you realize that basically means nothing in a legal sense, right?

@joepie91 - actually, here in Dubai, it has a meaning. They basically say, you have to put a notice that unauthorized access is not allowed. Without it, you do not have the ball in your court if something "bad" happens :P

regards,
R. Alkhaili

nikc

But it's not dynamic !

gubbyte

I have this on my BuyVM (default MOTD for most templates is a pony).

 
  ^[[1;32m>implying I let furry hosts control my MOTD^[[0m
 

@nikc said: dynamic

I'm fairly sure that you can't put that kind of stuff in /etc/motd, but I once looked it up a while back and there should be some way to execute a bash script that prints your system info or whatever once you log in through SSH.