[ale] Scriptable motd for initial SSH login?

James Sumners james.sumners at gmail.com
Wed Sep 14 14:02:36 EDT 2011


I asked the question at [1], but have not had any decent answers. I
want to setup a "motd" for a specific user such that when that user
logs in via SSH, the motd is executed and displayed. The script should
_only_ run when the user logs in via SSH and not via a subsequent
login. That is, if the user starts `screen` after logging in, the motd
should not be shown for that screen instance, nor any subsequent
screens.

Any suggestions?

[1] -- http://serverfault.com/questions/310596/custom-motd-for-a-specific-user-after-logging-in-via-ssh

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