Selecting a Management Interface

Custom Login Banners for the Console and Web Browser Interfaces

This is a private system maintained by the

Allied Widget Corporation.

Unauthorized use of this system can result in

civil and criminal penalties!

In this case, the operator will use the [Enter] key to create line breaks, blank spaces for line centering, and the % symbol to terminate the banner message.

Figure 2-4. Example of Configuring a Login Banner

To view the current banner configuration, use either the show banner motd or show running command.

ProCurve(config)# show banner motd

Banner Information

Banner status: Enabled

Configured Banner:

This is a private system maintained by the Allied Widget Corporation.

Unauthorized use of this system can result in

civil and criminal penalties!

Figure 2-5. Example of show banner motd Output

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