Here’s the message that I get every time:
Changing this message requires editing two different files. The first three sections can be modified by editing the following file:
The programs included with the Ubuntu system are free software;the exact distribution terms for each program are described in theindividual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted byapplicable law.
Last login: Mon Aug 13 01:05:46 2007 from ipaddress removed
geek@superfast:~$
This file contains the linux build number as well as the Ubuntu warranty message. I don’t find this particularly useful, so I removed all of it and replaced it with my own message.
To disable the last login message (which I don’t recommend doing), you will need to edit the following file in sudo mode:
Find this line in the file and change the yes to no as shown:
Now when you login, you’ll get a blank prompt, although I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it because it’s useful to see the last login to the system for security reasons. This is my prompt now:
Linux is really great.
Last login: Mon Aug 13 01:24:14 2007 from ipaddress removedgeek@superfast:~$
