Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ames!ptsfa!nonvon!apn
From: apn@nonvon.UUCP (root)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Suppressing the message of the day.
Message-ID: <313@nonvon.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-May-87 23:09:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: nonvon.313
Posted: Thu May 14 23:09:42 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 16-May-87 14:09:07 EDT
References: <15452@brunix.UUCP>
Organization: NONVON Systems Computer Research Group
Lines: 26

in article <15452@brunix.UUCP>, kbb@nancy (Karl Berry.) says:
> 
> Is it possible to suppress the printing of the message of the day at
> login? (Aside from changing login.c, that is.) I'm on 4.2/4.3 bsd.
> Please respond via mail.
> 
> Karl. kbb@cs.brown.edu   {decvax,ihnp4,allegra,...}!brunix!kbb

Well.... some versions of shell look for files called (/bin/sh)

.hushlogin	which is supposed to do just this, but I have not gotten it to
		do anything usefull for me.

.broadcast	message to display at login

.profile	as usual..

------

Alex

UUCP: {ihnp4,ames,qantel,sun,seismo,amdahl,lll-crg,pyramid}!ptsfa!nonvon!apn

{* Only those who attempt the absurd   ...   will achieve the impossible   *}
{* I think... I think it's in my basement... Let me go upstairs and check. *}
{*                                                      -escher            *}