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The term `motd` means "Message of the day"

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/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check returns wrong information; also affects motd

My question is related to Ubuntu tells me I have packages to upgrade when I don't, which pertains to Ubuntu 10.04. But my problem is with Ubuntu 12.04.2LTS (and the solutions mentioned for 10.04 ...
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After do-release-upgrade to 13.04 from 12.10 I still get informed about 13.04 on log-in via MOTD

This was an issue with moving to 12.10 it appears to have resurfaced now with 13.04 i.e. post upgrade to 13.04 you still get the MOTD to upgrade. I've tried the previous list of fixes for the same ...
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Why aren't my drives fscking [duplicate]

I logged on to my Ubuntu server and the message of the day contained these wonderful messages: *** /dev/sda1 will be checked for errors at next reboot *** *** /dev/sda6 will be checked for errors at ...
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Ubuntu Linux 12.10 Message of the Day

I've just made the transition to Ubuntu Linux 12.10 and I want to properly set up my first motd. I've run the following below and noticed that I only have one motd file instead of having a secondary ...
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Persistent “disk will be checked…” in the message of the day (motd) even after reboot

I see that there are some other threads that mention this error, but I have tried the solutions with no luck. When I log into my 12.04 Server, I get the message: /dev/sdb1 will be checked for errors ...
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Environment variables in motd not working

I’m trying to send user login logs to my email with the users name and location. After making the script I found that environment variables can’t run in this script, I’m hoping that someone out there ...
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How to change the login notice on a custom shell?

I was trying to setup a custom shell for a temp user. sudo usermod --shell /home/nemo/a temp The contents of a: #!/bin/bash echo "Test" Unfortunately, on trying to login as user temp, I see ...