NAME

       cdist-type__motd - Manage message of the day

DESCRIPTION

       This cdist type allows you to easily setup /etc/motd.

       NOTE:
          In  some  OS,  motd is a bit special, check motd(5).  Currently Debian, Devuan, Ubuntu and FreeBSD are
          taken into account.  If your OS of choice does something  besides  /etc/motd,  check  the  source  and
          contribute support for it.  Otherwise it will likely just work.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None.

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       source If  supplied,  copy this file from the host running cdist to the target.  If source is '-' (dash),
              take what was written to stdin as the file content.  If not supplied, a default  message  will  be
              placed onto the target.

EXAMPLES

          # Use cdist defaults
          __motd

          # Supply source file from a different type
          __motd --source "$__type/files/my-motd"

          # Supply source from stdin
          __motd --source "-" <<EOF
          Take this kiss upon the brow!
          And, in parting from you now,
          Thus much let me avow-
          You are not wrong, who deem
          That my days have been a dream
          EOF

AUTHORS

       Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>

COPYING

       Copyright  (C) 2020 Nico Schottelius. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,  or
       (at your option) any later version.

COPYRIGHT

       ungleich GmbH 2021