diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cefe29b..2e7fc51 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ clean:
 	cargo clean --manifest-path drivers/ps2d/Cargo.toml
 	cargo clean --manifest-path drivers/pcid/Cargo.toml
 	cargo clean --manifest-path drivers/vesad/Cargo.toml
+	cargo clean --manifest-path programs/getty/Cargo.toml
 	cargo clean --manifest-path programs/init/Cargo.toml
 	cargo clean --manifest-path programs/ion/Cargo.toml
 	cargo clean --manifest-path programs/login/Cargo.toml
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ $(BUILD)/filesystem.bin: \
 		coreutils \
 		extrautils \
 		schemes \
+		filesystem/bin/getty \
 		filesystem/bin/ion \
 		filesystem/bin/login \
 		filesystem/bin/smith
diff --git a/filesystem/etc/issue b/filesystem/etc/issue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc86b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystem/etc/issue
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+########## Redox OS ##########
+# Login with the following:  #
+# `root`                     #
+# `user`:`password`          #
+##############################
+ 
diff --git a/filesystem/etc/motd b/filesystem/etc/motd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd097a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filesystem/etc/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Welcome to Redox OS!
+ 
diff --git a/filesystem/etc/passwd b/filesystem/etc/passwd
index 2255e55..9c71c96 100644
--- a/filesystem/etc/passwd
+++ b/filesystem/etc/passwd
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-root;A69F73CCA23A9AC5C8B567DC185A756E97C982164FE25859E0D1DCC1475C80A615B2123AF1F5F94C11E3E9402C3AC558F50199D95B6D3E31758586281DCD26;0;0;root;file:root;file:bin/ion
-user;A69F73CCA23A9AC5C8B567DC185A756E97C982164FE25859E0D1DCC1475C80A615B2123AF1F5F94C11E3E9402C3AC558F50199D95B6D3E31758586281DCD26;1000;1000;user;file:home/user;file:bin/ion
+root;;0;0;root;file:root;file:bin/ion
+user;E9A75486736A55AF4FEA861E237835C4A555A05094DEE1DCA2F68AFEA49CC3A5E8DE6EA131EA521311F4D6FB054A146E8282F8E35FF2E6368C1A62E909716;1000;1000;user;file:home/user;file:bin/ion
diff --git a/initfs/etc/init.rc b/initfs/etc/init.rc
index 22ae8e4..4ac3e96 100644
--- a/initfs/etc/init.rc
+++ b/initfs/etc/init.rc
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ initfs:bin/pcid initfs:etc/pcid.toml
 initfs:bin/redoxfs disk:0
 file:bin/vesad
 file:bin/ps2d
-file:bin/login display:
+file:bin/getty display:
diff --git a/programs/getty/Cargo.toml b/programs/getty/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49e1459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/getty/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "getty"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+syscall = { path = "../../syscall/" }
diff --git a/programs/getty/src/main.rs b/programs/getty/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79ce665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/getty/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#![feature(question_mark)]
+
+extern crate syscall;
+
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::{env, io, str, thread};
+
+pub fn main() {
+    let mut args = env::args().skip(1);
+
+    let tty = args.next().expect("getty: no tty provided");
+
+    let _ = syscall::close(2);
+    let _ = syscall::close(1);
+    let _ = syscall::close(0);
+
+    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
+    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
+    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
+
+    env::set_current_dir("file:").unwrap();
+
+    env::set_var("TTY", &tty);
+    {
+        let mut path = [0; 4096];
+        if let Ok(count) = syscall::fpath(0, &mut path) {
+            let path_str = str::from_utf8(&path[..count]).unwrap_or("");
+            let reference = path_str.split(':').nth(1).unwrap_or("");
+            let mut parts = reference.split('/');
+            env::set_var("COLUMNS", parts.next().unwrap_or("80"));
+            env::set_var("LINES", parts.next().unwrap_or("30"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    thread::spawn(move || {
+        let stdout = io::stdout();
+        let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
+        loop {
+            stdout.write(b"\x1Bc").unwrap();
+            let _ = stdout.flush();
+            match Command::new("file:bin/login").spawn() {
+                Ok(mut child) => match child.wait() {
+                    Ok(_status) => (), //println!("getty: waited for login: {:?}", status.code()),
+                    Err(err) => panic!("getty: failed to wait for login: {}", err)
+                },
+                Err(err) => panic!("getty: failed to execute login: {}", err)
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/programs/login/Cargo.toml b/programs/login/Cargo.toml
index a788e32..0462d1b 100644
--- a/programs/login/Cargo.toml
+++ b/programs/login/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name = "login"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-syscall = { path = "../../syscall/" }
 termion = "*"
 
 [dependencies.octavo]
diff --git a/programs/login/src/main.rs b/programs/login/src/main.rs
index 5865c14..c611835 100644
--- a/programs/login/src/main.rs
+++ b/programs/login/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #![feature(question_mark)]
 
 extern crate octavo;
-extern crate syscall;
 extern crate termion;
 
 use octavo::octavo_digest::Digest;
@@ -47,48 +46,43 @@ impl<'a> Passwd<'a> {
 }
 
 pub fn main() {
-    let mut args = env::args().skip(1);
+    let stdin = io::stdin();
+    let mut stdin = stdin.lock();
+    let stdout = io::stdout();
+    let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
 
-    let tty = args.next().expect("login: no tty provided");
-
-    let _ = syscall::close(2);
-    let _ = syscall::close(1);
-    let _ = syscall::close(0);
-
-    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
-    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
-    let _ = syscall::open(&tty, syscall::flag::O_RDWR);
-
-    env::set_current_dir("file:").unwrap();
-
-    env::set_var("TTY", &tty);
-    {
-        let mut path = [0; 4096];
-        if let Ok(count) = syscall::fpath(0, &mut path) {
-            let path_str = str::from_utf8(&path[..count]).unwrap_or("");
-            let reference = path_str.split(':').nth(1).unwrap_or("");
-            let mut parts = reference.split('/');
-            env::set_var("COLUMNS", parts.next().unwrap_or("80"));
-            env::set_var("LINES", parts.next().unwrap_or("30"));
-        }
+    if let Ok(mut issue) = File::open("/etc/issue") {
+        io::copy(&mut issue, &mut stdout).unwrap();
+        let _ = stdout.flush();
     }
 
-    thread::spawn(move || {
-        let stdin = io::stdin();
-        let mut stdin = stdin.lock();
-        let stdout = io::stdout();
-        let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
+    loop {
+        stdout.write_all(b"\x1B[1mredox login:\x1B[0m ").unwrap();
+        let _ = stdout.flush();
 
-        loop {
-            stdout.write_all(b"\x1B[1mredox login:\x1B[0m ").unwrap();
-            let _ = stdout.flush();
+        let user = (&mut stdin as &mut Read).read_line().unwrap().unwrap_or(String::new());
+        if ! user.is_empty() {
+            let mut passwd_string = String::new();
+            File::open("file:etc/passwd").unwrap().read_to_string(&mut passwd_string).unwrap();
 
-            let user = (&mut stdin as &mut Read).read_line().unwrap().unwrap_or(String::new());
-            if ! user.is_empty() {
+            let mut passwd_option = None;
+            for line in passwd_string.lines() {
+                if let Ok(passwd) = Passwd::parse(line) {
+                    if user == passwd.user && "" == passwd.hash {
+                        passwd_option = Some(passwd);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if passwd_option.is_none() {
                 stdout.write_all(b"\x1B[1mpassword:\x1B[0m ").unwrap();
                 let _ = stdout.flush();
 
                 if let Some(password) = stdin.read_passwd(&mut stdout).unwrap() {
+                    stdout.write(b"\n").unwrap();
+                    let _ = stdout.flush();
+
                     let password_hash = {
                         let mut output = vec![0; Sha512::output_bytes()];
                         let mut hash = Sha512::default();
@@ -101,15 +95,10 @@ pub fn main() {
                         encoded
                     };
 
-                    {
-                        let mut debug = File::open("debug:").unwrap();
-                        write!(debug, "{};{}\n", user, password_hash).unwrap();
+                    if let Ok(mut debug) = File::open("debug:") {
+                        let _  = write!(debug, "{};{}\n", user, password_hash);
                     }
 
-                    let mut passwd_string = String::new();
-                    File::open("file:etc/passwd").unwrap().read_to_string(&mut passwd_string).unwrap();
-
-                    let mut passwd_option = None;
                     for line in passwd_string.lines() {
                         if let Ok(passwd) = Passwd::parse(line) {
                             if user == passwd.user && password_hash == passwd.hash {
@@ -118,37 +107,39 @@ pub fn main() {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-
-                    if let Some(passwd) = passwd_option  {
-                        stdout.write(b"\n").unwrap();
-                        let _ = stdout.flush();
-
-                        let mut command = Command::new(passwd.shell);
-
-                        env::set_current_dir(passwd.home).unwrap();
-
-                        command.env("USER", &user);
-                        command.env("HOME", passwd.home);
-                        command.env("PATH", "file:bin");
-
-                        match command.spawn() {
-                            Ok(mut child) => match child.wait() {
-                                Ok(_status) => (), //println!("login: waited for {}: {:?}", sh, status.code()),
-                                Err(err) => panic!("login: failed to wait for '{}': {}", passwd.shell, err)
-                            },
-                            Err(err) => panic!("login: failed to execute '{}': {}", passwd.shell, err)
-                        }
-
-                        env::set_current_dir("file:").unwrap();
-
-                        stdout.write(b"\x1Bc").unwrap();
-                        let _ = stdout.flush();
-                    } else {
-                        stdout.write(b"\nLogin failed\n").unwrap();
-                        let _ = stdout.flush();
-                    }
                 }
             }
+
+            if let Some(passwd) = passwd_option  {
+                if let Ok(mut motd) = File::open("/etc/motd") {
+                    io::copy(&mut motd, &mut stdout).unwrap();
+                    let _ = stdout.flush();
+                }
+
+                let mut command = Command::new(passwd.shell);
+
+                env::set_current_dir(passwd.home).unwrap();
+
+                command.env("USER", &user);
+                command.env("HOME", passwd.home);
+                command.env("PATH", "file:bin");
+
+                match command.spawn() {
+                    Ok(mut child) => match child.wait() {
+                        Ok(_status) => (), //println!("login: waited for {}: {:?}", sh, status.code()),
+                        Err(err) => panic!("login: failed to wait for '{}': {}", passwd.shell, err)
+                    },
+                    Err(err) => panic!("login: failed to execute '{}': {}", passwd.shell, err)
+                }
+
+                break;
+            } else {
+                stdout.write(b"\nLogin failed\n").unwrap();
+                let _ = stdout.flush();
+            }
+        } else {
+            stdout.write(b"\n").unwrap();
+            let _ = stdout.flush();
         }
-    });
+    }
 }