Example—Setting Up a Message-of-the-Day

The default message-of-the-day, provided when you install Solaris software, contains SunOS version information:

$ cat /etc/motd
Sun Microsystems Inc.   SunOS 5.9       Generic  May 2002

The following example shows an edited /etc/motd file that provides information about system availability to each user who logs in.

$ cat /etc/motd
The system will be down from 7:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, July 7, for upgrades and maintenance.
Do not try to access the system during those hours.
Thank you.