Comments on: MOTDs are boring http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: armon http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-794 armon Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:48:05 +0000 http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-794 cannot seem to make my motd the way you have it, which i think its kewl nice. how do i make my like NOT boring lol cant seem to find the right input for this function. thank you cannot seem to make my motd the way you have it, which i think its kewl nice. how do i make my like NOT boring lol
cant seem to find the right input for this function.

thank you

]]> By: Joe Smith http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-19 Joe Smith Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:46:23 +0000 http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-19 This'll certainly make my MOTD much more interesting. Fortune + Cowsay ftw :D This’ll certainly make my MOTD much more interesting. Fortune + Cowsay ftw :D

]]> By: Nrrd http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-17 Nrrd Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:25:53 +0000 http://jacob.peddicord.net/blog/2008/03/10/motds-are-boring/#comment-17 An alternative for chucklesome MOTDs that I setup on one of my boxes. Setup a crontab entry for root with your preferred times (every 5 minutes for me) and run the following command: /usr/games/fortune | /usr/bin/cowsay > /etc/motd You will need fortune and cowsay installed of course. An alternative for chucklesome MOTDs that I setup on one of my boxes.

Setup a crontab entry for root with your preferred times (every 5 minutes for me) and run the following command:

/usr/games/fortune | /usr/bin/cowsay > /etc/motd

You will need fortune and cowsay installed of course.

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