118 Login Banner
Example
The following example sets a Login banner that uses tokens. The percent sign (%) is used as a delimiting
character. Notice that the $(token) syntax is replaced by the corresponding configuration variable.
banner motd
The banner motd Global Configuration mode command specifies and enables a message-of-the-day
banner. Use the no form of this command to delete the existing MOTD banner.
Syntax
• banner motd
d message d
• no banner motd
•
d
— Delimiting character, for example a pound sign (#). A delimiting character cannot be used in
the banner message.
•
message
— Message text. The message must start in a new line and can be a multi-line message.
Tokens in the form $(token) in the message text can be included. Tokens are replaced with the
corresponding configuration variable. Tokens are described in the usage guidelines.
Default Configuration
Disabled (no MOTD banner is displayed).
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• Follow this command with one or more blank spaces and a delimiting character. Then enter one or
more lines of text, terminating the message with the second occurrence of the delimiting character.
• When a user connects to a device, the message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner appears first, followed by
the login banner and prompts. After the user logs in to the device, the EXEC banner is displayed.
Console (config)# banner login %
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '%'.
You have entered $(hostname).$(domain)
%
When the login banner is executed, the user will see the following banner:
You have entered host123.ourdomain.com
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