Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:49:26 +0100 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: Roderick <hruodr@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: motd service (FreeBSD 13) Message-ID: <6efedfd1-26e3-fd8a-30f2-a9372a3788d1@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <a729250-93d7-565-88e2-d718beb2c757@gmail.com> References: <610fe5e3.1c69fb81.732e3.890a@mx.google.com> <CACNAnaGiEYO6RTMdb59GmizEp18JBPSnMe=ODJ2RoMVd62FFvA@mail.gmail.com> <a729250-93d7-565-88e2-d718beb2c757@gmail.com>
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On 08/08/2021 16:12, Roderick wrote: > > On Sun, 8 Aug 2021, Kyle Evans wrote: > >> Nope, it just generates the motd at boot-time from a template. One >> time action at boot. > > And for what did now become necessary to generate a motd from a template? A wild guess on my part, but maybe this is part of a move to make /etc read only under normal circumstances. I've had various attempts at making jails with the base system read only and the pre-13 in place editing of motd to ensure the first line reflects the current OS doesn't sit well with that. -- Nothing teaches one not to try to stamp out burning thermite quite like real-life experience. — James Davis Nicoll
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