Index: /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/changelog	(revision 350)
+++ /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/changelog	(revision 351)
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
+sipb-xen-console (3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Make the motd useful instead of turning it off
+
+ -- SIPB Xen Project <sipb-xen@mit.edu>  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:14:23 -0400
+
 sipb-xen-console (2) unstable; urgency=low
 
Index: /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/rules
===================================================================
--- /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/rules	(revision 350)
+++ /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/debian/rules	(revision 351)
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 DEB_DIVERT_EXTENSION = .sipb-xen
 DEB_DIVERT_FILES_sipb-xen-console += \
+	/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh \
 	/etc/nscd.conf \
 	/etc/nsswitch.conf \
-	/etc/pam.d/ssh \
+	/etc/motd \
 	/etc/ssh/ssh_config
 
Index: /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh.sipb-xen
===================================================================
--- /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh.sipb-xen	(revision 351)
+++ /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh.sipb-xen	(revision 351)
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          bootmisc
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs hostname $remote_fs
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs
+# Default-Start:     S
+# Default-Stop:
+# Short-Description: Miscellaneous things to be done during bootup.
+# Description:
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+[ "$DELAYLOGIN" ] || DELAYLOGIN=yes
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+
+do_start () {
+	#
+	# If login delaying is enabled then create the flag file
+	# which prevents logins before startup is complete
+	#
+	case "$DELAYLOGIN" in
+	  Y*|y*)
+		echo "System bootup in progress - please wait" > /var/lib/initscripts/nologin
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	# Create /var/run/utmp so we can login.
+	: > /var/run/utmp
+	if grep -q ^utmp: /etc/group
+	then
+		chmod 664 /var/run/utmp
+		chgrp utmp /var/run/utmp
+	fi
+
+	# Set pseudo-terminal access permissions.
+	if [ ! -e /dev/.devfsd ] && [ -c /dev/ttyp0 ]
+	then
+		chmod -f 666 /dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]
+		chown -f root:tty /dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]
+	fi
+
+	# Do not update motd
+	#uname -snrvm > /var/run/motd
+	#[ -f /etc/motd.tail ] && cat /etc/motd.tail >> /var/run/motd
+	cp /etc/motd /var/run/motd
+
+	# Save kernel messages in /var/log/dmesg
+	if which dmesg >/dev/null 2>&1
+	then
+		savelog -q -p -c 5 /var/log/dmesg
+		dmesg -s 524288 > /var/log/dmesg
+		chgrp adm /var/log/dmesg || :
+	elif [ -c /dev/klog ]
+	then
+		savelog -q -p -c 5 /var/log/dmesg
+		dd if=/dev/klog of=/var/log/dmesg &
+		sleep 1
+		kill $!
+		[ -f /var/log/dmesg ] && { chgrp adm /var/log/dmesg || : ; }
+	fi
+
+	#
+	#	Save udev log in /var/log/udev
+	#
+	if [ -e /dev/.udev.log ]
+	then
+		mv -f /dev/.udev.log /var/log/udev
+	fi
+
+	# Remove bootclean's flag files.
+	# Don't run bootclean again after this!
+	rm -f /tmp/.clean /var/run/.clean /var/lock/.clean
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start|"")
+	do_start
+	;;
+  restart|reload|force-reload)
+	echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+  stop)
+	# No-op
+	;;
+  *)
+	echo "Usage: bootmisc.sh [start|stop]" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+esac
+
+:
Index: /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/motd.sipb-xen
===================================================================
--- /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/motd.sipb-xen	(revision 351)
+++ /trunk/packages/sipb-xen-console/files/etc/motd.sipb-xen	(revision 351)
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Type Ctrl-] to escape from the console
+