xmotd This is a simple little tcl/tk script that will print out the motd on Xterminal running xdm and force the user to acknowldge that he or she has read it by pressing any button or any key anywhere in the window in Xsession, just put the following before you execute your user's .xsession file (or .xinitrc, .openwin-init, etc) # # Display motd # /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xmotd Doug Hughes - doug@vf.ge.com Feb 9, 1994 - Martin Marietta Corporation