Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:10:07 +0100 (CET) From: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> Subject: bin/177229: /etc/motd overflows 24 lines after login from live media Message-ID: <201303221110.r2MBA7LM002389@blak.js.berklix.net> Resent-Message-ID: <201303221120.r2MBK2EN037458@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 177229 >Category: bin >Synopsis: /etc/motd overflows 24 lines after login from live media >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 22 11:20:01 UTC 2013 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Julian Stacey <jhs@berklix.com> >Release: FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE amd64 >Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Linux Unix Consultancy, Munich/Muenchen. >Environment: System: FreeBSD blak.js.berklix.net 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0: Tue Feb 26 15:21:57 CET 2013 jhs@lapr.js.berklix.net:/sys/amd64/compile/BLAK.small amd64 >Description: /etc/motd overflows 24 lines after login from live media >How-To-Repeat: Boot off live media or simulate with: cp /usr/src/etc/motd /etc/motd xterm -geometry 80x24 rlogin localhost >Fix: Discard all blank lines (except first, needed for script). Whoever bloated this file, probably in a long xterm, forgot - 80x24 boot terminals, - emitting surplus blank lines prevents seeing: - trailing errors/info from boot sequence, - version from top line, confirming which system/ media version we'd booted Strip junk blank lines. While there also shrink flabby verbose text throughout, eg Old: If you are unfamiliar with FreeBSD's directory layout, please refer to the hier(7) manual page. New: If unfamiliar with directories type: man hier. More examples: /please take the output/take the output/ /email it/mail it/ /to the questions@FreeBSD.org mailing list/to list questions@FreeBSD.org/ /If you are not familiar with manual pages/If not familiar with manual/ /Welcome to FreeBSD!/Welcome to FreeBSD! From /etc/motd/ >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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