Dynamic MOTD

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• HalfEatenPie Veteran

  November 2012 edited November 2012

  Here's mine.

  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMZMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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  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
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  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMO  MMN     .MMMMMO .MM.  M.     M .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.          .=MMMMMMMMMMI   .  .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM?.     .MMMMMMMMMMMMM$. .   ,MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMI      :MMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.      MMMMMMMMMMMMMO      MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM7      MMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM       MMMMMMMMMMMMN        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.   MM   OMMMMMMMMMM   .MM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   .MMM   7MMMMMMMMM    MMM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM+   MMMM   ?MMMMMMMMM   7MMM.   MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM   =MMM    7MMMMMMMM7  .MMM~   .7MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM$  .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 Member

  November 2012 edited November 2012

  Got this in my bookmarks if it helps?

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

  November 2012

                          -------------
                          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 Member

  November 2012

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

  November 2012

  @joepie91 I know but I like it
• rsk Member, Host Rep

  November 2012

  @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 Member

  November 2012

  But it's not dynamic !
• gubbyte Member

  November 2012

  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.