Ansible Update MOTD Role
An Ansible role for managing the dynamic MOTD scripts on Debian 9, 10, 11 and Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, 18.04 and 20.04.
Example Usage
The following example disables MOTD scripts by removing their execute bit.
- hosts: all
roles:
- gibbs.update_motd
vars:
update_motd_disable_scripts:
- 88-esm-announce
- 91-release-upgrade
- 91-contract-ua-esm-statusDefault Variables
# When true the /etc/motd will be removed if it exists
update_motd_remove_motd_directory: false
# Manage the MOTD package and service (Ubuntu only)
update_motd_package_name: "update-motd"
update_motd_package_state: present
update_motd_service_state: start
update_motd_service_enabled: true
# The Ubuntu Landscape package state (Ubuntu only)
update_motd_landscape_state: present
# Disable the "motd" service if it exists
update_motd_disable_motd_service: true
# An array of scripts in /etc/update-motd.d/ to disable
update_motd_disable_scripts:
- 98-cloudguestMOTD scripts
A list of dynamic MOTD scripts usually shipped with Debian and Ubuntu:
| Filename | Releases |
|---|---|
| 00-header | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 10-help-text | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 10-uname | Debian 9, 10, 11 |
| 50-landscape-sysinfo | Ubuntu 14, 18, 20 |
| 50-motd-news | Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 |
| 85-fwupd | Ubuntu 20 |
| 88-esm-announce | Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 |
| 90-updates-available | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18 |
| 91-contract-ua-esm-status | Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 |
| 91-release-upgrade | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 92-unattended-upgrades | Ubuntu 16, 18, 20 |
| 95-hwe-eol | Ubuntu 14, 18, 20 |
| 97-overlayroot | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 98-cloudguest | Ubuntu 14 |
| 98-fsck-at-reboot | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |
| 98-reboot-required | Ubuntu 14, 16, 18, 20 |