Reference Guide

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Use tokens in the form of $(token) in the message text to customize the
banner. The tokens are described in the table below:
Use the no banner login Line Configuration command to disable the Login
banner on a particular line or lines.
Example
The following example sets a Login banner that uses tokens. The percent sign
(%) is used as a delimiting character. Note that the $(token) syntax is
replaced by the corresponding configuration variable.
console(config)# banner login %
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '%'.
You have entered $(hostname).$(domain)
%
When the login banner is executed, the user will see the following
banner:
You have entered host123.ourdomain.com
banner motd
Use the banner motd command in Global Configuration mode to specify and
enable a message-of-the-day banner. This message is displayed before the
Token Information Displayed in the Banner
$(hostname) Displays the host name for the device.
$(domain) Displays the domain name for the device.
$(bold) Indicates that the next text is a bold text. Using this token again
indicates the end of the bold text.
$(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.