I've adjusted the bug description to match my understanding of the actual problem.
AIUI this does not happen on a disconnected system; if motd.ubuntu.com cannot resolve or returns ECONNREFUSED or EHOSTUNREACH, there should be no 5-second delay. The error only happens on a system which has routes, but has a firewall that drops packets instead of responding to the request. (Or when motd.u.c is actually down.) So, what you appear to be describing here is a deliberate design tradeoff. Unless you are recommending a different timeout (if so, what value?) or asking for this to be disabled altogether (in which case I will refer you to Dustin), I think the only solution here is for your lab to have suitable firewall+proxy settings. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1691901 Title: 50-motd-news costs 5 seconds every login on firewalled systems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1691901/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
