On Tue, 12 Jul 2022 at 17:06, Ranbir <m3freak@thesandhufamily.ca> wrote:

Hello Everyone,

On my AlmaLinux 9 installs, the cockpit motd I'm used to seeing upon
login via ssh isn't being shown. I've looked at the symlinks that get
created when the unit is enabled and everything appears to be fine, yet
no motd noting that cockpit is available.

I get the inactive message just fine. As soon as it's activated, the
inactive message dissapears and doesn't get replaced with the active
one.

Has anyone else encountered this?

Resending it to the list via email versus directly to Ranbir.

What is the 'active cockpit motd'? I am guessing you are meaning something like:

$ ssh root@xenadu
Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket
```
Last login: Fri Jul 22 18:12:38 2022 from 192.168.1.140
[root@xenadu ~]#
logout
Connection to xenadu closed.
[ssmoogen@ssmoogen-rh ~]$ ssh xenadu
Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

Last login: Tue Jul 26 13:32:47 2022 from 192.168.1.10

[ssmoogen@xenadu ~]$

```

I get that message no matter which user I log in as on an Alma 9 system. Going from a reply ranbir gave me, turning it on does stop sending the message to normal users. Looking at my Fedora systems, this looks like it is an upstream cockpit change versus an Alma one.

Stephen J Smoogen.
Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle. -- Ian MacClaren