How to change message of the day (MOTD) in Ubuntu server

Posted by suvi under Tricks, Ubuntu

The contents of /etc/motd are displayed by login after a successful login but just before it executes the login shell.

The abbreviation “motd” stands for “message of the day”, and this file has been traditionally used for exactly that (it requires much less disk space than mail to all users).

If you want to change this message in ubuntu server follow this procedure first you need to edit /etc/motd.tail file

sudo vi /etc/motd.tail

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