Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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banner login

Set a banner to display when logging on to the system.

Syntax

banner login { acknowledgement | keyboard-interactive | c line c}

Enter no banner login to delete the banner text. Enter no banner login keyboard-interactive to automatically go to the banner message prompt (does not require a carriage return).

Parameters

keyboard-interactive	Enter the keyword `keyboard-interactive` to require a carriage return (CR) to get the message banner prompt.
acknowledgement	Enter the `acknowledgement` keyword to require a positive acknowledgement from the user while logging in to the system.
c	Enter a delineator character to specify the limits of the text banner. The delineator is a percent character (%).
line	Enter a text string for your text banner message ending the message with your delineator. The delineator is a percent character (%). Range: maximum of 50 lines, up to 255 characters per line

Defaults

No banner is configured and the CR is required when creating a banner.

Command Modes

CONFIGURATION

Supported Modes

Full–Switch

Command History

Version	Description
9.10(0.0)	Introduced the `acknowledgement` keyword.
9.9(0.0)	Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1	Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

Usage Information

A login banner message displays only in EXEC Privilege mode after entering the enable command then the password. These banners do not display to users in EXEC mode.

Example

Dell(conf)#banner login ? 
                                             acknowledgement 		Require positive acknowledgment after login prompt 
                                             keyboard-interactive 	Press enter key to get prompt 
                                             LINE 				c banner-text(max length 255) c, where 'c' is a delimiting character 
                                             Dell(conf)#no banner login ? 
                                             acknowledgement 		Disable positive acknowledgment required after login prompt 
                                             keyboard-interactive 	Prompt will be displayed by default

If you configure the acknowledgement keyword, the system requires a positive acknowledgement from the user while logging in to the system.

$ telnet 10.11.178.16 
                                             Trying 10.11.178.16... 
                                             Connected to 10.11.178.16. 
                                             Escape character is '^]'. 
                                             THIS IS A LOGIN BANNER. PRESS ‘Y’ TO ACKNOWLEDGE. ACKNOWLEDGE? 
                                             
                                             [y/n]: y 
                                             Login: admin 
                                             Password:

Related Commands

banner motd — sets a Message of the Day banner.

exec-banner — enables the display of a text string when you enter EXEC mode.