From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 19 20:16:05 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F3EB106566B for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:16:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62CA58FC1A for ; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:16:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-37-207.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.37.207]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB8463D62F; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:16:03 +0100 (CET) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id oBJKG2u3002822; Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:16:03 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:16:02 +0100 From: Polytropon To: Jack Raats Message-Id: <20101219211602.6bec4b96.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <8D95166BBED547ED9FA402C05ED53B7E@jarasc430> References: <8D95166BBED547ED9FA402C05ED53B7E@jarasc430> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:16:05 -0000 On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:57:39 +0100, "Jack Raats" wrote: > I have a strange error. > > Normally when you compile the complete system, the first line > of /etc/motd is being adjusted telling you the time and version > you just compiled. > On one server this is not being done. > What is the problem. Which programm adjust the motd file when compiling? As far as I remember, this update is not part of the compiling process, but will be performed later on as a startup procedure. I just checked; have a look at /etc/rc.d/motd and the corresponding update_motd= setting for /etc/rc.conf. The rc script basically is a search & replace mechanism that obtains the current version from a uname call. In your case, check if the one server in question does have update_motd="NO" set. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...