Configure Banners

You can add a banner to give users helpful information before or after logging in.

To add a banner to your switch, use the following command:
configure banner {after-login | { before-login } { acknowledge } | before-login {acknowledge} save-to-configuration}

When using before-login, you have to select the save-to-configuration option so that the change is saved to the configuration file to have it show up in output of the show configuration {module-name} {detail} command.

When you use the acknowledge option, users must press a key to get the login prompt.

When no options are specified, the command configures a banner for a CLI session that appears before login. A CLI banner can have a maximum size of 24 rows with 79 columns of text.
To clear a configured banner, use the following command:
unconfigure banner { after-login | before-login } command.
To disable the acknowledgment feature (which forces the user to press a key before the login screen appears), use the following command omitting the acknowledge option:
configure banner {after-login | { before-login } { acknowledge } | before-login {acknowledge} save-to-configuration}
To display the banners that are configured on the switch, use the following command:
show banner { after-login | before-login }

Published March 2020prev | next