I presume you're looking at Jaunty? This should be fix released in Karmic.
Look at /etc/update-motd.d/*. Those are the scripts used to build the MOTD. Specifically, /etc/update-motd.d/00-header. You could edit that file and dpkg-stateoverride it to ensure that your changes don't get overridden. :-Dustin ** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Wishlist -- Allow configuring the uname line of the motd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446789 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs