> what do i do to "rotate" the messages (in /etc/motd) displayed on 
> the users terminal?  can it be done automatically?  or do I have to 
> create a script?  I would like to display  a different message for 
> each user.
> 
what i would do is that i would right a short bash script something like 

#!/bin/bash
/usr/games/fortune -o > /etc/motd

then i would execute this script with a crontab entry. not only do i
change the /etc/motd. my issue and issue.net also changes. 
 
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