mythtv-status-update-motd.patch

--- mythtv-status-0.10.4/bin/mythtv-update-motd.orig	2013-10-28 10:39:56.000000000 +0100
+++ mythtv-status-0.10.4/bin/mythtv-update-motd	2016-03-07 22:10:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,17 +1,28 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-. /etc/default/mythtv-status
+. /etc/sysconfig/mythtv-status
 
-if [ x$RUN != xyes ]
+if [ x$UPDATEMOTD != xyes ]
 then
   exit
 fi
 
-[ ! -f /var/run/motd.orig ] && cp /var/run/motd /var/run/motd.orig
+# Check if stub exists. If not, assume motd is OK to use as stub
+if [ ! -f /etc/motd.stub ]; then
+  if [ -f /etc/motd ]; then
+    cp -a /etc/motd /etc/motd.stub
+  else # No motd exists, create empty stub file
+    touch /etc/motd.stub
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Update motd:
 
-cp /var/run/motd.orig /var/run/motd.new
+# Insert stub
+cp /etc/motd.stub /tmp/motd.new
+# Add mythtv status to end of stub
 ret=0
-mythtv-status $ARGS -h $HOST >> /var/run/motd.new 2> /dev/null || ret=$?
+mythtv-status $ARGS -h $HOST >> /tmp/motd.new || ret=$?
 if [ $ret -eq 0 -o $ret -eq 1 ]; then
-  [ -f /var/run/motd.new ] && mv /var/run/motd.new /var/run/motd
+  [ -f /tmp/motd.new ] && mv /tmp/motd.new /etc/motd
 fi