HP 6125XLG Command Reference Manual page 226

Parameters
legal: Configures the banner to be displayed before a user inputs the username and password to access
the CLI.
login: Configures the banner displayed to be before password or scheme authentication is performed for
a login user.
motd: Configures the greeting banner to be displayed before the legal banner appears.
shell: Configures the banner to be displayed before a non-modem dial-in user accesses user view.
text: Specifies the banner message, which can be entered in two formats. For more information, see
Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Examples
# Create the incoming banner, legal banner, login banner, MOTD banner, and shell banner.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] header legal
Please input banner content, and quit with the character '%'.
Welcome to legal (header legal)%
[Sysname] header login
Please input banner content, and quit with the character '%'.
Welcome to login(header login)%
[Sysname] header motd
Please input banner content, and quit with the character '%'.
Welcome to motd(header motd)%
[Sysname] header shell
Please input banner content, and quit with the character '%'.
Welcome to shell(header shell)%
In this example, the percentage sign (%) is the starting and ending character of the text argument.
Entering the percentage sign after the text quits the header command. Because it is the starting and
ending character, the percentage sign is not included in the banner.
# Test the configuration by using Telnet. The login banner appears only when password or scheme login
authentication has been configured.
******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P
* Without the owner's prior written consent,
* no decompiling or reverse-engineering shall be allowed.
******************************************************************************
Welcome to legal (header legal)
Press Y or ENTER to continue, N to exit.
Welcome to motd(header motd)
Welcome to login(header login)
Login authentication
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