Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 02:02:22 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 275274] /etc/motd Message-ID: <bug-275274-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=275274 Bug ID: 275274 Summary: /etc/motd Product: Base System Version: 14.0-RELEASE Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: misc Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: dan@sunsaturn.com /etc/motd is overwritten now anytime a system administrator edits the file. /etc/motd is currently a sym link to /var/run/motd. Currently way things work, /etc/motd.template is used along with a freebsd header everytime service motd restart is run or a reboot occurs, effectively killing anything added to /etc/motd. A fix would be "rm /etc/motd; ln -s /etc/motd.template /etc/motd" There is no reason for /etc/motd to do a useless symlink to /var/run/motd just for changes to be overwritten, when it would be way better if the link was made to /etc/motd.template instead so the system administrators changes are not lost between reboots etc. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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