Persistent configuration settings [motd + grub splash]

[fletcher johnson]

Hello, I have tried editing both /etc/motd and /boot/grub/menu.lst both to
no avail. When I insert my custom motd when I next reboot my custom motd is
replaced with the default ubuntu motd. Also I've tried to disable the
default splash screen on startup by changing the options for my kernel
'splash' to 'nosplash', but whenever i restart mysteriously the file has
reverted back to its default of 'splash'. (Yes I have saved both files
successfully as root so we can save a few emails that way :)
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