Configuring A Login Banner - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 4 Administering the Switch

Configuring a Login Banner

You can configure a login banner to be displayed on all connected terminals. This banner appears after
the MOTD banner and before the login prompt.
To configure a login banner, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
banner login c message c
Step 3
end
Step 4
show running-config
Step 5
copy running-config
startup-config
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies the login message.
To delete the login banner, use the no banner login global configuration
command.
For c, enter the delimiting character of your choice, for example, a pound
sign (#), and press the Return key. The delimiting character signifies the
beginning and end of the banner text. Characters after the ending delimiter
are discarded.
Note
For message, enter a login message up to 255 characters. You cannot use the
delimiting character in the message.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Verifies your entries.
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
When configuring a banner using the "#" sign as a delimeter on
Supervisor Engine 7-E and Supervisor Engine 7L-E, you must first
turn off shell processing with the no shell processing command.
Else, you can not exit from the banner configuration.
### With shell processing enabled ###
Sup7# conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
CNTL/Z.
Sup7(config)# ban
Sup7(config)# banner lo
Sup7(config)# banner login #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
##
e#
Sup7(config)#
### With shell processing disabled ###
Sup7(config)# banner login #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
Sup7(config)#
Creating a Banner
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