Andrew ZyabinHow do I make #Ubuntu Server *not* display the "There are $ security upgrades required to be done" prompt in the motd?
The `/etc/motd` file, where I'd expect it, is non-existent, as isn't any file nor folder starting with `/etc/motd`:
```
private@ubuntu-VirtualBox[pr]:~$cat /etc/motd
No such file or directory?
[pr]:~$cat /etc/motd
No such file or directory?
[pr]:~$# oooookay...
[pr]:~$ls /etc/motd*
No such file or directory?
[pr]:~$# ...
```
Where exactly is the part of the motd that enforces security upgrades at logon?
null@zyabin101 I think the scripts that are responsible are in /etc/update-motd.d/. I don't know which package they belong to, though
> I don't know which package they belong to, though
Hmm, I have no idea either -- `ls -l /etc/update-motd.d` displays a list of files with the following names, all having permission set 0d493 (0o755) and being owned by root:
```
00-header
10-help-text
90-updates-available
91-release-upgrade
97-overlayroot
98-fsck-at-reboot
98-reboot-required
```
@zyabin101 You can search for the package on packages.ubuntu.com with the filename search, or dpkg -S [path] (probably)
@null `update-notifier-common`
@null I bet package `update-notifier` is essential for operation of the system... What! It's not installed on the system!
@null `update-notifier-common`, however, *is*, as it uninstalls the `ubuntu-server` meta-package, without which you could consider the VM as just a few files weighing 2.72 GiB in all, which is inoperational. I'd love to return to Debian now...
@zyabin101 Yeah, Ubuntu can be a pain.
You could empty the scripts for now, and when the package updates say 'no' to overwriting your local changes.
@null Thanks! 👍🏻