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rc.d/motd: Update motd more robustly
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Authored by cem on Jun 19 2019, 8:06 PM.
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Use appropriate fsyncs to persist the rewritten /etc/motd file, when a
rewrite is performed.

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This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jun 19 2019, 8:09 PM

As mjg@ points out, the mktemp file may be on a different filesystem than /etc
(e.g., tmpfs, but any other filesystem invalidates the initial fsync). Copy to
a temporary /etc file, sync that, then rename over /etc/motd.

This revision now requires review to proceed.Jun 19 2019, 8:21 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jun 19 2019, 9:07 PM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.