I've been using Debian/Ubuntu since ~ 1999, and it took be about 20 seconds to figure this out. "ls /etc/motd. Oh, it's a symlink, ok, rm /etc/motd. Done."
In Debian, almost everything in /etc can be edited, and the system is designed to preserve the sysadmin's changes. Maybe this isn't obvious to new users, but if you've been using Debian for a while, this behaviour is exactly what you would expect.
Also, a quick visit to #debian or #ubuntu IRC would have resolved this in a few minutes.
In Debian, almost everything in /etc can be edited, and the system is designed to preserve the sysadmin's changes. Maybe this isn't obvious to new users, but if you've been using Debian for a while, this behaviour is exactly what you would expect.
Also, a quick visit to #debian or #ubuntu IRC would have resolved this in a few minutes.