[Bug 1686614] [NEW] MOTD tross upgrade flag on newer systems

[Niklas]

Public bug reported:

Hey,

There is an error in MOTD on Ubuntu 17.04 after upgrade from 16.04 ->
16.10 -> 17.04. Which tross updateflag from 12.04. This error shows on
startup of every ssh session.


Last login: to. april 27 01:19:42 CEST 2017 from 2a02:ffff:f:fff:AA:BB::be41 on pts/2
Welcome to Ubuntu 17.04 (GNU/Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS end-of-life is April 25, 2017 -- Upgrade your Precise systems!
 $ sudo do-release-upgrade -m server

0 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.

By the look of "etc/default/motd-news" it it is a curl som staticly
linked motd https://motd.ubuntu.com which prints this.


Quick fix is setting etc/default/motd-news  | ENABLED to 0.


update-motd:
  Installed: 3.6-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.6-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.6-0ubuntu1 500
        500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: update-motd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  MOTD tross upgrade flag on newer systems

Status in update-motd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hey,

  There is an error in MOTD on Ubuntu 17.04 after upgrade from 16.04 ->
  16.10 -> 17.04. Which tross updateflag from 12.04. This error shows on
  startup of every ssh session.


  Last login: to. april 27 01:19:42 CEST 2017 from 2a02:ffff:f:fff:AA:BB::be41 on pts/2
  Welcome to Ubuntu 17.04 (GNU/Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64)

  Ubuntu 12.04 LTS end-of-life is April 25, 2017 -- Upgrade your Precise systems!
   $ sudo do-release-upgrade -m server

  0 packages can be updated.
  0 updates are security updates.

  By the look of "etc/default/motd-news" it it is a curl som staticly
  linked motd https://motd.ubuntu.com which prints this.

  
  Quick fix is setting etc/default/motd-news  | ENABLED to 0.

  
  update-motd:
    Installed: 3.6-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 3.6-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 3.6-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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