Originally posted by: Mohammed_Qasim

Hi All,

Please help me in accomplish the following:

Implement Login Banner which should be displayed to the user before he/she logs into the system using telnet or ssh sessions.

Thanks in Advance
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Originally posted by: Wakkman

Hi,

You can change the default logon banner by editing the /etc/motd file. This will have effect on all users.

You can also use the herald vaiable in /etc/security/login.cfg.
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Originally posted by: Mohammed_Qasim

Thanks for your quick reply.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

If you use /etc/motd to display a legal message/warning, then my advice is to make it only 75 characters wide. This will allow you to use the same banner for both telnet and FTP. The FTP warning can be set in the /etc/ftpaccess.ctl file (see the ftpd man page). The banner in /etc/security/login.cfg displays before the telnet login prompt; the motd after you have logged in.

You may also wish to add a Banner clause to your /etc/ssh/sshd_config, if you use either ssh or sftp.
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