I'd like to set a custom motd ("message of the day") on my machine (currently Mac OS X 10.6.5 using Bash with Terminal.app).

In `/etc/` there was no **motd** file so I created one with some sample text. But the message doesn't show up when I restart Terminal. I've tried to `logout` and then `login` but it still doesn't seem to kick in.

If I do `ls -l /etc/motd` I get (if it's any clue):

`-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 30 7 Dec 11:58 /etc/motd`

Am I missing something?