[Bug 1873545] Re: Permission denied error from show-motd when updates available

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** Merge proposal linked:
   https://code.launchpad.net/~callmepk/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/384183

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Title:
  Permission denied error from show-motd when updates available

Status in Ubuntu WSL:
  In Progress
Status in update-motd:
  Invalid
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in update-motd package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  motd on demo of 20.04:

  Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.19.84-microsoft-standard
  x86_64)

  ....

  26 updates can be installed immediately.
  0 of these updates are security updates.
  To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable

  /usr/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-motd: 31: cannot
  create /var/lib/ubuntu-release-upgrader/release-upgrade-available:
  Permission denied

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