Quick Reference Guide

284 Login Banner

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• To disable the EXEC banner on a particular line or lines, use the no exec-banner line configuration

command.

Example

The following example sets an EXEC banner that uses tokens. The percent sign (%) is used as a delimiting

character. Notice that the $(token) syntax is replaced by the corresponding configuration variable.

banner login

The banner login Global Configuration mode command specifies and enables a message to be displayed

before the username and password login prompts. Use the no form of this command to delete the existing

Syntax

• banner login

d message d

• no banner login

•

— Delimiting character, for example a pound sign (#). A delimiting character cannot be used in the

banner message.

$(inverse) Indicates that the next text is an inverse text. Using this token again

indicates the end of the inverse text.

$(contact) Displays the system contact string.

$(location) Displays the system location string.

$(mac-address) Displays the base MAC address of the device.

Console# (config)# banner exec %

Enter TEXT message. End with the character '%'.

$(bold)Session activated.$(bold) Enter commands at the prompt.

When a user logs on to the system, the following output is displayed:

Session activated. Enter commands at the prompt.