Deployment Guide
This is the banner
Related Commands
banner login — sets a banner for login connections to the system.
banner motd — sets a Message of the Day banner.
exec-banner — Enables the display of a text string when you enter EXEC mode.
line — enables and congures the console and virtual terminal lines to the system.
banner login
Set a banner to display when logging on to the system.
Syntax
banner login {acknowledgement | keyboard-interactive | c line c}
Enter no banner login to delete the banner text. Enter no banner login keyboard-interactive to
automatically go to the banner message prompt (does not require a carriage return).
Parameters
keyboard-
interactive
Enter the keyword keyboard-interactive to require a carriage return (CR) to get
the message banner prompt.
acknowledgement Enter the acknowledgement keyword to require a positive acknowledgement from the
user while logging in to the system.
c Enter a delineator character to specify the limits of the text banner. The delineator is a
percent character (%).
line Enter a text string for your text banner message ending the message with your delineator.
The delineator is a percent character (%). Range: maximum of 50 lines, up to 255
characters per line
Defaults No banner is congured and the CR is required when creating a banner.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced the acknowledgement keyword.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information A login banner message displays only in EXEC Privilege mode after entering the enable command then the
password. These banners do not display to users in EXEC mode.
Example
Dell(conf)#banner login ?
acknowledgement Require positive acknowledgment after login prompt
keyboard-interactive Press enter key to get prompt
LINE c banner-text(max length 255) c, where 'c' is a
delimiting character
Dell(conf)#no banner login ?
acknowledgement Disable positive acknowledgment required after login
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