xtrinch/update-motd.d

Motd parts written in bash (Includes welcome message, system info and "inspirational" footer)

Shell

MOTD bash scripts

Displays:

distribution info
last login
system load
ip
uptime
memory usage
disk usage
swap usage
number of active ssh sessions
number of processes, total and owned by user

Installation (debian jessie)

remove /etc/motd and symlink dynamic motd with ln -s /var/run/motd /etc/motd
remove default "last login" text in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
install lsb_release, fortune and cowsay via apt-get or aptitude
copy/clone files into /etc/update-motd.d/

Testing

execute command run-parts /etc/update-motd.d/ for preview of the output

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