[Bug 1637800] Re: add a motd script for news

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This bug was fixed in the package base-files - 9.6ubuntu7

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base-files (9.6ubuntu7) zesty; urgency=medium

  * etc/default/motd-news, update-motd.d/50-news: LP: #1637800
    - add an update-motd script, that dynamically retrieves a
      message-of-the-day from a news service, defaults to
      https://motd.ubuntu.com
    - fail quietly, gracefully, and quickly

 -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:54:28
-0600

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Fix Released

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Title:
  add a motd script for news

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in base-files source package in Xenial:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Add a new update-motd script for printing news and/or important
  notices.

  == SRU ==

  [IMPACT]
  We should add important security messages or other news to the MOTD.

  [TEST CASE]
  Login to the system and ensure that the "news" section of the motd is displayed.  Note that you might need to force trigger an update by running 'sudo update-motd'.

  [REGRESSION POTENTIAL]
  No reasonable regression potential.  The script simply prints 2 lines of text to the MOTD.

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