You can also edit /etc/default/motd-news and: a) set ENABLED=0
b) changed the URL to a custom one that does resolve or work for you c) change the time to wait -- 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