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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>
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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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