I presume you're looking at Jaunty?
This should be fix released in Karmic.
Look at /etc/update-motd.d/*.
Those are the scripts used to build the MOTD.
Specifically, /etc/update-motd.d/00-header. You could edit that file
and dpkg-stateoverride it to ensure that your changes don't get
overridden.
:-Dustin
** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
** Changed in: update-motd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
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Allow configuring the uname line of the motd
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446789
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