CDIST-TYPE__MOTD(7) cdist CDIST-TYPE__MOTD(7)

cdist-type__motd - Manage message of the day

This cdist type allows you to easily setup /etc/motd.

NOTE:

In some OS, motd is a bit special, check motd(5). Currently Debian, Devuan, Ubuntu and FreeBSD are taken into account. If your OS of choice does something besides /etc/motd, check the source and contribute support for it. Otherwise it will likely just work.


None.

If supplied, copy this file from the host running cdist to the target. If source is '-' (dash), take what was written to stdin as the file content. If not supplied, a default message will be placed onto the target.

# Use cdist defaults
__motd
# Supply source file from a different type
__motd --source "$__type/files/my-motd"
# Supply source from stdin
__motd --source "-" <<EOF
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream
EOF


Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>

Copyright (C) 2020 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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September 26, 2023 7.0.0