Administrator Guide

Switch Management Commands 2181
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
The login banner can consist of multiple lines. Enter a quote to end the
banner text and return to the configuration prompt. Up to 2000 characters
may be entered into a banner. Each line entered will consume an extra two
characters to account for the carriage return and line feed. Different terminal
emulators will exhibit different behaviors when logging in over SSH. See the
user guidelines for
banner motd acknowledge for some examples.
Example
console(config)# banner login "banner text"
banner motd
Use the banner motd command to set the message that is displayed prior to
logging into the switch. Use no banner motd command to remove the
message.
Syntax
banner motd MESSAGE
no banner motd
• MESSAGE — Quoted text
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
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