Configuring banners
Procedure
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Configure the banner that is displayed when a user connects to a management interface. Use the command
banner motd
. For example:switch(config)# banner motd ^ Enter a new banner. Terminate the banner with the delimiter you have chosen. >> This is an example of a banner text which a connecting user >> will see before they are prompted for their password. >> >> As you can see it may span multiple lines and the input >> will be terminated when the delimiter character is >> encountered.^ Banner updated successfully!
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Configure the banner that is displayed after a user is authenticated. Use the command
banner exec
. For example:switch(config)# banner exec & Enter a new banner. Terminate the banner with the delimiter you have chosen. >> This is an example of a different banner text. This time >> the banner entered will be displayed after a user has >> authenticated. >> >> & This text will not be included because it comes after the '&' Banner updated successfully!