base-files.postinst links to non-existent /var/run/motd
Bug #614486 reported by
Kevin Cole
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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base-files (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: base-files
base-files.postinst issues a
ln -sf /var/run/motd /etc/motd
without verifying that /var/run/motd exists.
The file doesn't exist on my clean install of Lucid, resulting in a broken link.
initscripts.
Related branches
Changed in base-files (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
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This bug was fixed in the package base-files - 5.0.0ubuntu25
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base-files (5.0.0ubuntu25) natty; urgency=low
* debian/ update- motd.d/ 00-header, debian/ update- motd.d/ 10-help- text, update- motd.d/ 99-footer: upgrade, LP: #614486
debian/
- add copyright/license header
- simplify/shorten text, LP: #578264
- speed up boot by having 00-header source /etc/lsb-release, if possible,
and only using lsb_release as a fall back, LP: #617410, #664492
* debian/postinst.in: ensure that /var/run/motd is populated on package
install/
-- Dustin Kirkland <email address hidden> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:43:01 -0500