Package: release-notes Severity: wishlist Dear Debian Documentation team,
Etch brought changes in the way motd is handled. Somehow, it is not the message of the day anymore since changes in this file are lost at reboot. I would like to propose the following addition to the release notes to avoid our users frustration and loss of time for lack of information. 5.15 Mesage of the day ------------------------- /etc/motd is now rebuilt by /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh from a template, /etc/motd.tail, at each reboot. It means that changes made to /etc/motd will be lost. Changes made into /etc/motd.tail are not automatically applied to /etc/motd; you can do this whith the following command: uname -snrvm > /var/run/motd ; [ -f /etc/motd.tail ] && cat /etc/motd.tail >> /var/run/motd By the way, I would have been happy to provide a patch, but where are the sources ? Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy, Wako, Saitama, Japan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
