HowTo add the BSD Copyright to your motd: Run: # sed -n '1,8p' /etc/release >> /etc/motd Using the stream editor, this command appends the first 8 lines of /etc/release to your message of the day file. Welcome to NetBSD! NetBSD 6.0.1/i386 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.