banner

Required Command-Line Mode = Configure

Use the banner command to add customizable text banners that appear when a user logs into the GigaVUE H Series node.

Enclose the banner string in double quotation marks, if the string is longer than one word.

The banner command has the following syntax:

banner
   login <string> | default>
   login-local <string>
   login-remote <string>
   motd <string> | default>

The following table describes the arguments for the banner command:

Argument

Description

login <string> | default>

Configures the login banner. This banner is displayed at the login prompt before you log in to the GigaVUE H Series node. Depending on the banner, it can provide information about the node you are logging in to. For example:

(config) # banner login "Pacific Call Center"

To reset the login banner to the default:

(config) # banner login default

login-local <string>

Configures the local login banner. This banner is displayed at the login prompt before you log in locally to the node, such as from the console.

For example:

(config) # banner login-local Welcome

login-remote <string>

Configures the remote login banner. This banner is displayed at the login prompt before you log in remotely to the node, such as through SSH.

For example:

(config) # banner login-remote “Welcome users”

motd <string> | default>

Configures a message of the day banner. This banner is displayed after you have logged in to the node.

For example:

(config) # banner motd “April 14 Welcome”

To reset the message of the day banner to the default:

(config) # banner motd default

Related Commands

The following table summarizes other commands related to the banner command:

Task

Command

Displays the currently configured banners.

# show banner

Clears the login banner.

(config) # no banner login

Clears the message of the day banner.

(config) # no banner motd