SLES15 /etc/issue file mangement

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Situation

In SLES15, all Service Packs, the /etc/issue file is a symlink to /run/issue.
The symlink is created by the systemd "issue-generator" service:

systemctl status issue-generator.service

If changes are made directly to /etc/issue, they will be overwritten on the next system reboot.

Resolution

The text in /etc/issue:
"Welcome to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3  (x86_64) - Kernel \r (\l)."

comes from: /usr/lib/issue.d/10-SUSE
That file is owned by the "release" RPM: sles-release-15.3-55.4.1

SUSE does not recommend changing that file.

The best way to move forward is to create your own file in:
/etc/issue.d/

Based on the "issue.d" man page, man issue.d:
"Files in /etc/issue.d override files with the same name in /usr/lib/issue.d and /run/issue.d."

If you create the file:
/etc/issue.d/10-SUSE
it will overwrite the default file "/usr/lib/issue.d/10-SUSE".

In addition, new files in /etc/issue.d/ will be appended to the "10-SUSE" file and both will be seen in /etc/issue and /run/issue.

Disclaimer

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  • Document ID:000020529
  • Creation Date: 05-Jan-2022
  • Modified Date:05-Jan-2022
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
    • SUSE Manager Server

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