[Bug 1956115] Re: ubuntu-advantage-tools ' MOTD is incompatible with Ubuntu Legal's MOTD opt-out directions.

[Steve Langasek]

You did respond to the questions so this should not have expired out.
However, your answers beget more questions so I will be setting this
back to incomplete.

> /etc/default/motd-news as outlined in the link
> "/etc/default/motd-news has an ENABLED=1 setting that if set to 0 will turn off this functionality."

> The file no longer exists by default. This would be required to change
the ENABLED variable from 1 to 0.

The file did exist by default in the focal release, but the changes in
LP: #1888575 were SRUed such that this file also does not exist on an
up-to-date Desktop system of a previous Ubuntu release - only on an
Ubuntu Server system.

> The directions or pulled location are wrong. ubuntu-advantage-tools requires MOTD which
> itself it does not control, both of which are not removable as they are dependencies of
> ubuntu-desktop-minimal. Subsequently there are forced hooks for MOTD and Apt for
> something most desktop users aren't using with the inability to opt out in the way it is listed.

So your objection is in the context of Ubuntu Desktop, not Server?

> The reason why this matters is a disabled service through systemd will then be enabled. By
> doing so it procs the running of said MOTD service which does reach out to the internet.
> The only certain option is to mask the services and timers entirely.

I do not understand what this refers to, because the
/lib/systemd/system/motd-news.service service calls /etc/update-
motd.d/50-motd-news, which does nothing if the file /etc/default/motd-
news does not exist.  This is the case on Desktop systems.  So can you
clarify what it is that is running that you think should not be?

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
       Status: Expired => Incomplete

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Title:
  ubuntu-advantage-tools ' MOTD is incompatible with Ubuntu Legal's MOTD
  opt-out directions.

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  https://ubuntu.com/legal/motd

  This file does not exist in Jammy 22.04.

  This wouldn't be a problem if it was actually removable without having
  to build custom metapackages.

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