diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 8f10cec0..2d03d6ee 100644
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -19,38 +19,3 @@ is_root() {
     [[ $user != "root" ]] && echo "Script must be run with sudo rights!" && exit 1
 }
 
-
-if ! type -t readarray >/dev/null; then
-  readarray() {
-    local cmd opt t v=MAPFILE
-    while [ -n "$1" ]; do
-      case "$1" in
-      -h|--help) echo "minimal substitute readarray for older bash"; exit; ;;
-      -r) shift; opt="$opt -r"; ;;
-      -t) shift; t=1; ;;
-      -u) 
-          shift; 
-          if [ -n "$1" ]; then
-            opt="$opt -u $1"; 
-            shift
-          fi
-          ;;
-      *)
-          if [[ "$1" =~ ^[A-Za-z_]+$ ]]; then
-            v="$1"
-            shift
-          else
-            echo -en "${C_BOLD}${C_RED}Error: ${C_RESET}Unknown option: '$1'\n" 1>&2
-            exit
-          fi
-          ;;
-      esac
-    done
-    cmd="read $opt"
-    eval "$v=()"
-    while IFS= eval "$cmd line"; do      
-      line=$(echo "$line" | sed -e "s#\([\"\`]\)#\\\\\1#g" )
-      eval "${v}+=(\"$line\")"
-    done
-  }
-fi
diff --git a/script-drives-add b/script-drives-add
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/script-install-motd b/script-install-motd
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e99a93bf..c2e7c7ce
--- a/script-install-motd
+++ b/script-install-motd
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ green="\e[1;32m"
 red="\e[1;31m"
 undim="\e[0m"
 
-services=("fail2ban" "firewalld" "nmb" "motion" "btrfs-balance.timer" "btrfs-scrub.timer" "smb" "backup.timer" "btrbk.timer" "fstrim.timer" "dnf-automatic.timer" "smartd")
+services=("fail2ban" "firewalld" "nmb" "motion" "btrfs-balance.timer" "btrfs-scrub.timer" "smb" "backup.timer" "btrbk.timer" "fstrim.timer" "dnf-automatic.timer" "smartd" "generate-motd.timer")
 # sort services
 IFS=$'\n' services=($(sort <<<"${services[*]}"))
 unset IFS
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ generate-services() {
 
 		[Service]
 		Type=simple
-        ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash $installdir/generate-motd.sh
+        ExecStart=$banner > /etc/motd
 
 		[Install]
 		WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/script-user-register b/script-user-register
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 28f2140b..5db4b74b
--- a/script-user-register
+++ b/script-user-register
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# This script will register a new remote user for the lab workstioastn
+# This script will register a new remote user for the lab workstation
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
 [[ $# -eq 0 ]] && remote_host="hartmanlab.genetics.uab.edu"
diff --git a/script-user-reset-password b/script-user-reset-password
index 84ab66f9..654121ce 100755
--- a/script-user-reset-password
+++ b/script-user-reset-password
@@ -16,17 +16,14 @@ is_root
 
 id -u "$user" || echo "User $user does not exist" && exit 1
 
-if [[ "$password" == "reset" ]]; then
-    ask_ok "Reset user $user's password?" || return $?
-    passwd --expire "$user"
-    password="$user" # For samba
-else
-    ask_ok "Change user $user's password to $password?" && \
-    echo "$user":"$password" | chpasswd
-fi
+password="${password:$user}" # For samba
 
-ask_ok "Change user $user's Samba ppassword to $password?" && \
+ask_ok "Change user $user's password to $password?"
+echo "$user":"$password" | chpasswd
+echo "Expiring user password"
+passwd --expire "$user"
+
+ask_ok "Change user $user's Samba password to $password?" && \
 (echo "$password"; echo "$password") | smbpasswd -a -s "$user"
 
-
 exit $?