> I'd like to change the message in /etc/motd, but after a while I changed
> it, something reset it to its original contents.

> Why?

In case no one has responded to this one, you need to change the part 
after the header (i.e. the kernel info line).  If you delete the header, 
then /etc/rc (or is it rc.local?) will overwrite your changes on boot.

I hope this answers your question.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
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