try it like this

diff --git a/modules/motd/templates/motd.erb b/modules/motd/templates/motd.erb
index 636afc0..8408325 100644 (file)
--- a/modules/motd/templates/motd.erb
+++ b/modules/motd/templates/motd.erb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ unless vms.empty?
       purp += ":\n"
       allnodeinfo[node]['purpose'].sort.each do |l|
         l = markup(l)
-        purp += "\t   " + l + "\n"
+        purp += "\t    " + l + "\n"
       end
     else
       purp += "\n"