diff -Nru sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog
--- sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog	2011-05-26 06:55:27.000000000 -0400
+++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/changelog	2011-06-07 10:27:26.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+sysvinit (2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.4) lucid-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  [ https://launchpad.net/~nutznboltz ]
+
+  * Do not tail /etc/motd to /etc/motd.tail if the former is a
+    symlink.  This prevents double motd banners on login.  (LP: #634387)
+
+ -- Barry Warsaw <barry@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:25:06 -0400
+
 sysvinit (2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.3) lucid-proposed; urgency=low
 
   * debian/sysv-rc/sbin/invoke-rc.d: replace RUNLEVEL with RUNLEVELHELPER.
diff -Nru sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/initscripts.postinst sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/initscripts.postinst
--- sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/initscripts.postinst	2009-10-14 00:15:31.000000000 -0400
+++ sysvinit-2.87dsf/debian/initscripts.postinst	2011-06-07 10:24:48.000000000 -0400
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 #
 if [ ! -f /etc/motd.tail ]
 then
-	if [ -f /etc/motd ]
+	if [ -f /etc/motd -a ! -L /etc/motd ]
 	then
 		sed 1d /etc/motd > /etc/motd.tail
 		[ -s /etc/motd.tail ] || rm -f /etc/motd.tail