Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series, Software Configuration Manual

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 4 Administering the Switch
Creating a Banner
To configure a MOTD login banner, perform this task:
This example shows how to configure a MOTD banner for the switch by using the pound sign (#) symbol
as the beginning and ending delimiter:
Switch(config)# banner motd #
it is a secure site. Only authorized users are allowed.
For access, contact technical support.
#
Switch(config)#
Command Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
banner motd c message c
Specifies the message of the day.
To delete the MOTD banner, use the no banner motd global
configuration command.
For c , enter the delimiting character of your choice, for example, a
pound sign (#), and press the Return key. The delimiting character
signifies the beginning and end of the banner text. Characters after the
ending delimiter are discarded.
Note When configuring a banner using the "#" sign as a delimeter on
Supervisor Engine 7-E and Supervisor Engine 7L-E, you must
first turn off shell processing with the
no shell processing
command. Else, you can not exit from the banner configuration.
### With shell processing enabled ###
Sup7#
conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with
CNTL/Z.
Sup7(config)#
ban
Sup7(config)# banner lo
Sup7(config)# banner login #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
##
e#
Sup7(config)#
### With shell processing disabled ###
Sup7(config)#
banner login
#
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'
test login banner
#
Sup7(config)#
For message , enter a banner message up to 255 characters. You cannot
use the delimiting character in the message.
Step 3
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
show running-config
Verifies your entries.
Step 5
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.