CLI Guide

Parameters

keyboard-

interactive

Enter the keyword keyboard-interactive to require a

carriage return (CR) to get the message banner prompt.

acknowledgemen

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 configured 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

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 prompt

keyboard-interactive Prompt will be displayed by default

If you configure the acknowledgement keyword, the system requires a positive

acknowledgement from the user while logging in to the system.

$ telnet 10.11.178.16

Trying 10.11.178.16...

Connected to 10.11.178.16.

Escape character is '^]'.

THIS IS A LOGIN BANNER. PRESS ‘Y’ TO ACKNOWLEDGE. ACKNOWLEDGE?

[y/n]: y

Password:

Control and Monitoring