[Bug 659738] Re: Duplicate welcome message in motd (caused by postinst script creating motd.tail file)

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This bug was fixed in the package sysvinit - 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.4

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sysvinit (2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.4) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  * debian/initscripts.postinst
    Do not tail /etc/motd to /etc/motd.tail if the former is a symlink.
    This prevents double motd banners on login.  Also, take from the
    Oneiric version of the file, a stanza to remove /etc/motd.tail if it
    appears to be a double banner.  If this does not get automatically
    cleaned up for you and you're still seeing the double banner, just
    remove /etc/motd.tail manually.  It won't come back.  (LP: #659738)
 -- Barry Warsaw <barry at ubuntu.com>   Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:56:58 -0400

** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Duplicate welcome message in motd (caused by postinst script creating
  motd.tail file)

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “sysvinit” source package in Lucid:
  Fix Released
Status in “sysvinit” source package in Maverick:
  Fix Released
Status in “sysvinit” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “sysvinit” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: landscape-client

  e.g.:
  Linux ubuntu 2.6.35-22-generic #34-Ubuntu SMP Sun Oct 10 09:26:05 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  Ubuntu 10.10

  Welcome to Ubuntu!
   * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

    System information as of Wed Oct 13 09:57:20 CEST 2010

    System load:    0.26               Processes:           172
    Usage of /home: 82.7% of 50.60GB   Users logged in:     1
    Memory usage:   42%                IP address for eth0: 192.168.1.1
    Swap usage:     0%

    Graph this data and manage this system at
  https://landscape.canonical.com/

  Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

  Welcome to Ubuntu!
   * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

    System information as of Mon Oct 11 10:13:53 CEST 2010

    System load:    0.85               Processes:           246
    Usage of /home: 82.5% of 50.60GB   Users logged in:     1
    Memory usage:   37%                IP address for eth0: 192.168.1.1
    Swap usage:     0%

    => There are 4 zombie processes.

    Graph this data and manage this system at
  https://landscape.canonical.com/

  *** System restart required ***

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