DES-1228/ME Layer 2 Metro Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Manual
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5
M
ODIFY
B
ANNER AND
P
ROMPT
C
OMMANDS
Administrator level users can modify the login banner (greeting message) and command prompt by using the commands described
below.
Command
Parameters
config command_ prompt
[<string 16> | username | default]
config greeting_message
{default}
show greeting_message
enable greeting_message
disable greeting_message
The Modify Banner and Prompt commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate
parameters) in the following table.
config command prompt
Purpose
Used to configure the command prompt.
Syntax
config command_prompt [<string 16> | username | default]
Description
Administrator level users can use this command to change the command prompt.
Parameters
string 16
−
The command prompt can be changed by entering a new name of no more
that 16 characters.
username
−
The command prompt will be changed to the login username.
default
– The command prompt will reset to factory default command prompt.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command. Other restrictions include:
If the “
reset/reset config
” command is executed, the modified command prompt will
remain modified. However, the “
reset system
” command will reset the command prompt
to the original factory banner.
Example usage
To modify the command prompt to “AtYourService”:
DES-1228/ME:4#config command_prompt AtYourService
Command: config command_prompt AtYourService
Success.
AtYourService:4#
config greeting _message
Purpose
Used to configure the login banner (greeting message).
Syntax
config greeting _message {default}
Description
Users can use this command to modify the login banner (greeting message).
Parameters
default
–
If the user enters
default
to the modify banner command, then the banner will be
reset to the original factory banner.
To open the Banner Editor, click
Enter
after typing the
config greeting_message
command. Type the information to be displayed on the banner by using the commands