Administrator Guide

Switch Management Commands 2197
User Guidelines
The motd 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.
The motd banner is usually displayed prior to logging into the switch,
although some protocols, for example SSH, may enforce different behavior.
See the user guidelines for banner motd acknowledge for some examples.
Example
console(config)# banner motd “IMPORTANT: There is a power shutdown at
23:00hrs today, duration 1 hr 30 minutes.”
When the MOTD banner is executed, the following displays:
IMPORTANT: There is a power shutdown at 23:00hrs today, duration 1 hr 30
minutes.
banner motd acknowledge
The banner displayed on the console must be acknowledged if banner motd
acknowledge is executed. Enter “y” or “n” to continue to the login prompt. If
“n” is entered, the session is terminated and no further communication is
allowed on that session. However, serial connection will not get terminated if
‘y’ is not entered. Use the no banner motd acknowledge command to disable
banner acknowledge.
Syntax
banner motd acknowledge
no banner motd acknowledge
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode