Activity log for bug #1686614

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-04-27 07:34:55 Niklas bug added bug
2017-04-27 07:40:14 Niklas affects sysvinit (Ubuntu) update-motd (Ubuntu)
2017-04-27 07:43:38 Niklas summary MOTD tross upgrade flag on newer systems MOTD throws upgrade flag on newer systems
2017-04-27 07:43:46 Niklas description Hey, There is an error in MOTD on Ubuntu 17.04 after upgrade from 16.04 -> 16.10 -> 17.04. Which tross updateflag from 12.04. This error shows on startup of every ssh session. Last login: to. april 27 01:19:42 CEST 2017 from 2a02:ffff:f:fff:AA:BB::be41 on pts/2 Welcome to Ubuntu 17.04 (GNU/Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS end-of-life is April 25, 2017 -- Upgrade your Precise systems! $ sudo do-release-upgrade -m server 0 packages can be updated. 0 updates are security updates. By the look of "etc/default/motd-news" it it is a curl som staticly linked motd https://motd.ubuntu.com which prints this. Quick fix is setting etc/default/motd-news | ENABLED to 0. update-motd: Installed: 3.6-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 3.6-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 3.6-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages 500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Hey, There is an error in MOTD on Ubuntu 17.04 after upgrade from 16.04 -> 16.10 -> 17.04. Which throws updateflag from 12.04. This error shows on startup of every ssh session. Last login: to. april 27 01:19:42 CEST 2017 from 2a02:ffff:f:fff:AA:BB::be41 on pts/2 Welcome to Ubuntu 17.04 (GNU/Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS end-of-life is April 25, 2017 -- Upgrade your Precise systems!  $ sudo do-release-upgrade -m server 0 packages can be updated. 0 updates are security updates. By the look of "etc/default/motd-news" it it is a curl som staticly linked motd https://motd.ubuntu.com which prints this. Quick fix is setting etc/default/motd-news | ENABLED to 0. update-motd:   Installed: 3.6-0ubuntu1   Candidate: 3.6-0ubuntu1   Version table:  *** 3.6-0ubuntu1 500         500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main amd64 Packages         500 http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2017-04-27 09:49:35 Manfred Hampl bug added subscriber Manfred Hampl
2017-04-27 16:06:29 Steve Langasek update-motd (Ubuntu): assignee Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)
2017-04-27 16:27:20 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Brian Murray
2017-04-28 10:19:15 Casper Alant attachment added Image of the MOTD https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-motd/+bug/1686614/+attachment/4869098/+files/UbuntuServer1704MOTD.png
2017-04-28 22:37:36 Brian Murray update-motd (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed