Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch manual Modifying the Login Banner

Logging Into the Switch Modifying the Login Banner

Modifying the Login Banner

The Login Banner feature allows you to change the banner that displays whenever someone logs into the switch. This feature can be used to display messages about user authorization and security. You can display the same banner for all login sessions or you can implement different banners for different login sessions. You can display a different banner for logins initiated by FTP sessions than for logins initiated by a direct console or a Telnet connection. The default login message looks similar to the following:

login : user123 password :

Welcome to the Alcatel OmniSwitch 6000

Software Version 5.1 Development, September 2, 2002.

Copyright(c), 1994-2002 Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. All Rights reserved. OmniSwitch(TM) is a trademark of Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Here is an example of a banner that has been changed:

login : user123 password :

Welcome to the Alcatel OmniSwitch 6000

Software Version 5.1 Development, September 2, 2002.

Copyright(c), 1994-2002 Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. All Rights reserved. OmniSwitch(TM) is a trademark of Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

********** LOGIN ALERT ************************

This switch is a secure device. Unauthorized

use of this switch will go on your permanent record.

Two steps are required to change the login banner. These steps are listed here:

•Create a text file that contains the banner you want to display in the switch’s /flash/switch directory.

•Enable the text file by entering the session banner CLI command followed by the filename.

To create the text file containing the banner text, you may use the vi text editor in the switch (See Chapter 2, “Managing System Files,” for information about creating files directly on the switch.) This method allows you to create the file in the /flash directory without leaving the CLI console session. You can also create the text file using a text editing software package (such as MS Wordpad) and transfer the file to the switch’s /flash directory. For more information about file transfers, see Chapter 2, “Managing System Files.”

If you want the login banner in the text file to apply to FTP switch sessions, execute the following CLI command where the text filename is firstbanner.txt.

-> session banner ftp /flash/firstbanner.txt

If you want the login banner in the text file to apply to CLI switch sessions, execute the following CLI command where the text filename is secondbanner.txt.

-> session banner cli /flash/secondbanner.txt

The banner files must contain only ASCII characters and should bear the .txt extension. The switch will not reproduce graphics or formatting contained in the file.

OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide March 2005 page 1-15