"Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications" shown every time I log on!

[Keith]

On 3/9/23 1:49 PM, Bo Berglund wrote:
> My Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS has started to display a message as the subject shows when
> I log on via SSH.
> SSH (PuTTY) is the *only* user access to this server, it does not have any
> monitor or keyboard attached.
> 
> And the new message is delaying the connection to the system too!
> I think it started a month or so ago.
> 
> Before it started I could log on almost instantly but now after entering
> user/password there is a considerable delay until the start message is shown.
> 
> And now it looks like this:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-144-generic x86_64)
> 
>    System information as of Thu 09 Mar 2023 12:41:23 PM CST
> 
>    System load:  0.58               Users logged in:       0
>    Usage of /:   64.2% of 27.90GB   IPv4 address for eth0: 10.0.0.236
>    Memory usage: 26%                IPv4 address for tun0: 10.8.121.1
>    Swap usage:   0%                 IPv4 address for tun1: 10.8.131.1
>    Processes:    166
> 
>   * Introducing Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications.
>     Receive updates to over 25,000 software packages with your
>     Ubuntu Pro subscription. Free for personal use.
> 
>       https://ubuntu.com/pro
> 
> Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled.
> 
> 0 updates can be applied immediately.
> 
> 6 additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps.
> Learn more about enabling ESM Apps service at https://ubuntu.com/esm
> 
> New release '22.04.2 LTS' available.
> Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.
> 
> 
> Last login: Thu Mar  9 12:13:13 2023 from 10.8.121.2
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The system is fully updated (apt full-upgrade) and rebooted today.
> 
> When I google the message it seems to be some "subscription" I have to do etc.
> 
> Notice that this system is a *server* installation and there is NO GUI at all!
> 
> How can I get rid of this message and speed up the logon?
> 
> I do *not* need any extra functionality and there are no humans logged on except
> occationally when I am doing maintenance via SSH.
> 
> 

The motd is dynamically generated from scripts in the 
/etc/update-motd.d/ directory. To turn off motd completely, edit 
/etc/pam.d/login and comment out the line, "session optional 
pam_motd.so motd=/run/motd.dynamic". Or, you can change the motd back to 
a static, admin-controlled file by setting motd=/etc/motd and creating 
your own motd file in /etc.

-- 
Keith