I was struggling so long to figure out why I was shown no MOTD. Now I know. I was told disabling PAM makes ssh more secure but does that apply to key based auth?
** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543767 Title: ssh logins doesn't show the MOTD when connecting with public key authorisation Status in Ubuntu Server papercuts: Incomplete Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This is merely a minor annoyance, but nonetheless worth a bug report for the servers papercut team: The method to display a MOTD described in the official Ubuntu server guide, chapter 22 (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/serverguide/C/update- motd.html) doesn't work as soon as you connect with public key authorisation. Connecting /w password only shows the MOTD correctly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/server-papercuts/+bug/543767/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp