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• If a banner is configured, the switch does not allow configuration with ssh version 1 or ssh

version 1-or-2. Attempting to do so produces the following error message in the CLI:

Banner has to be disabled first.

• If a banner is enabled on the switch, the WebAgent displays the following link to the banner

page:

Notice to all users

User-configurable banner message after authentication

A text message that has been configured with the banner motd command displays with the

authentication prompt when a user opens a console, telnet, SSH, or WebAgent session.

The exec option of the banner command allows a user-configurable message to be displayed

after the user has been authenticated. If there is no password on the switch, the exec banner

message displays immediately.

Syntax:

[no] banner exec <ASCII-string>

Sets the exec banner text. Text can be multiple lines up to 3070 characters, and

can consist of any printable character except the tilde (~) and the delimiting

character.

<ASCII-string>

The text must end with a delimiting character, which can be any single character

except the tilde (~) character.

The no version of the command removes the banner exec text.

Example 5 The banner exec command

HP Switch(config)# banner exec &

Enter TEXT message. End with the character &

This is Switch A in the language lab &

To display the status and text for the exec banner configuration, use the show banner exec

command.

Example 6 Displaying banner exec configuration

HP Switch(config)# show banner exec

Banner Information

Banner Status: Enabled

Configured Banner:

This is Switch A in the language lab

Banner motd command with non-interactive mode

The use of escape characters allows the banner motd command to be used in non-interactive mode

for multiple message lines. In non-interactive mode, you can create a banner message enclosed

in double quotes or other delimiter that uses escape characters within the delimiters. Other existing

CLI commands do not support the escape characters. For more information on interactive and

non-interactive mode, see “CLI interactive commands” (page 35) in this guide.