MOTD throws upgrade flag on newer systems
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-motd (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Dustin Kirkland | ||
Bug Description
Hey,
There is an error in MOTD on Ubuntu 17.04 after upgrade from 16.04 -> 16.10 -> 17.04. Which throws 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:
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/
Quick fix is setting etc/default/
update-motd:
Installed: 3.6-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 3.6-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 3.6-0ubuntu1 500
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
| affects: | sysvinit (Ubuntu) → update-motd (Ubuntu) |
| summary: |
- MOTD tross upgrade flag on newer systems + MOTD throws upgrade flag on newer systems |
| description: | updated |
| Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) wrote | #1 |
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in update-motd (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Dustin Kirkland (kirkland) |
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote | #3 |
| Casper Alant (caalant) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in update-motd (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Just to mention an additional discrepancy:
According to https:/