$TERM only gets set for units which have Standard{Output,Error}=tty. By default services only have a stdout/err pipe to the journal, and rc- local.service uses journal+console which is still a pipe. So it would be actively wrong to set $TERM there as it is not actually a terminal. (See man systemd.exec).
You can create your own unit with Standard{Output,Error}=tty and a setterm call, of course. ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1624967 Title: $TERM is not set for /etc/rc.local To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1624967/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs