Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Supplementary Manual
Logging Into the Switch
Modifying the Login Banner
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide
September 2009
page 2-21
If you want the login banner in the text file to apply to HTTP switch sessions, execute the following CLI
command where the text filename is thirdbanner.txt.
command where the text filename is thirdbanner.txt.
-> session banner http /flash/switch/thirdbanner.txt
The banner files must contain only ASCII characters and should bear the .txt extension. The switch will
not reproduce graphics or formatting contained in the file.
not reproduce graphics or formatting contained in the file.
Modifying the Text Display Before Login
By default, the switch does not display any text before the login prompt for any CLI session.
At initial bootup, the switch creates a pre_banner.txt file in the /flash/switch directory. The file is empty
and may be edited to include text that you want to display before the login prompt.
and may be edited to include text that you want to display before the login prompt.
For example:
Please supply your user name and password at the prompts.
login : user123
password :
In this example, the pre_banner.txt file has been modified with a text editor to include the Please supply
your user name and password at the prompts message.
your user name and password at the prompts message.
The pre-banner text cannot be configured for FTP sessions.
To remove a text display before the login prompt, delete the pre_banner.txt file (it will be recreated at the
next bootup and will be empty), or modify the pre_banner.txt file.
next bootup and will be empty), or modify the pre_banner.txt file.