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Template based /etc/motd which shows only the most crucial info about the server.

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Version information

  • 1.1.1 (latest)
  • 1.1.0
  • 1.0.1
released Oct 20th 2024
This version is compatible with:
  • Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x, 2023.7.x, 2023.6.x, 2023.5.x, 2023.4.x, 2023.3.x, 2023.2.x, 2023.1.x, 2023.0.x, 2021.7.x, 2021.6.x, 2021.5.x, 2021.4.x, 2021.3.x, 2021.2.x, 2021.1.x, 2021.0.x
  • Puppet >= 7.0.0 < 9.0.0
  • , CentOS, Gentoo, , , , , ,

Start using this module

  • r10k or Code Manager
  • Bolt
  • Manual installation
  • Direct download

Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'okopop-motd', '1.1.1'
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Add this module to your Bolt project:

bolt module add okopop-motd
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Manually install this module globally with Puppet module tool:

puppet module install okopop-motd --version 1.1.1

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okopop/motd — version 1.1.1 Oct 20th 2024

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motd

Template based /etc/motd which shows only the most crucial info about the server. The ambition is to keep this module simple but relevant and not add values that change often. I have not tested on all different distros myself but should work if you have normal facter values and the uptime --since command. Feel free to contribute!

  • Show a simple server summary.
  • Add custom server information with hiera.
  • Add warning message with hiera, when you want to get an important message out to the users that log in.
  • 'Last reboot' is a more static value than showing number of days uptime, which create unnecessary change noise everyday. The value could be used to get a hint when a server most likely got updated and rebooted, or if the server is forgotten because of high uptime and need some attention.

Hiera example

---
classes:
  - motd

motd::info: "Product X | Production | Team Y"
motd::warn: "This OS version is EOL since XX-YY-ZZ"

Motd example

================== Motd by Puppet ==============================
Hostname.........: testhest.example.com
Platform.........: vmware, 2 CPU, 3.47 GiB RAM
Operatingsystem..: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.10 (Ootpa)
Puppet Agent.....: 7.18.0
Last reboot......: 2024-10-19 01:22
Information......: Product X | Production | Team Y
WARNING..........: This OS version is EOL since XX-YY-ZZ
================================================================