rename to repflect correct name 2nd try

update-motd.d/40-services

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# set column width
+COLUMNS=3
+# colors
+green="\e[1;32m"
+red="\e[1;31m"
+undim="\e[0m"
+
+services=("zabbix-server" "zabbix-agent2" "apache2" "mariadb" "fail2ban" "chrony" "sendmail")
+# sort services
+IFS=$'\n' services=($(sort <<<"${services[*]}"))
+unset IFS
+
+service_status=()
+# get status of all services
+for service in "${services[@]}"; do
+    service_status+=($(systemctl is-active "$service"))
+done
+
+out=""
+for i in ${!services[@]}; do
+    # color green if service is active, else red
+    if [[ "${service_status[$i]}" == "active" ]]; then
+        out+="${services[$i]}:,${green}${service_status[$i]}${undim},"
+    else
+        out+="${services[$i]}:,${red}${service_status[$i]}${undim},"
+    fi
+    # insert \n every $COLUMNS column
+    if [ $((($i+1) % $COLUMNS)) -eq 0 ]; then
+        out+="\n"
+    fi
+done
+out+="\n"
+
+printf "\nservices:\n"
+printf "$out" | column -ts $',' | sed -e 's/^/  /'