Creating a Welcome message for SSH logins Published: Oct 31, 2003

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  Mark Janssen 16:39, November 30, 2003

  If you create a ssh banner file, this will be displayed before people log in, instead of after (with the motd version).
  
  Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config
• 
  jad madi 15:47, May 20, 2004

  edit /etc/profile
  at the end add
  uptime
  date
  so uptime status and date will appear.
• 
  JLChafardet 19:54, November 2, 2004

  Mark Janssen <br />
  If you create a ssh banner file, this will be displayed before people log in, instead of after (with the motd version). Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config<br />
  <br />
  it didnt worked on my machine.
• 
  Skal 00:32, June 9, 2005

  I had to reboot to make /etc/banner work.
• 
  Walter 03:13, June 13, 2005

  <snip><br />
  Specify 'Banner /etc/banner' in sshd_config<br />
  <end snip><br />
  Added to sshd_config, restarted<br />
  sshd.<br />
  a) If I connect from a Windows box via putty - I do NOT get the banner, BUT<br />
  b) use "ssh xxxx" from another Linux box (or the same box), I get the Banner -- so might depend on how you are connecting.<br />
  <br />
  Hope this helps
• 
  BMay 19:23, July 28, 2005

  I did get the banner with puTTY from a Windoze box.
• 
  Viza 06:35, September 29, 2005

  you have to restart sshd before it will work
• 
  Scott 22:16, October 19, 2005

  how do i take off the motd?
• 
  Matt 04:30, November 10, 2005

  To remove the motd, just delete the information in /etc/motd
• 
  Wes 15:54, November 10, 2005

  Scott,<br />
  Just edit the file as you did before and remove all the text you entered.
• 
  Linux GURU 16:55, November 13, 2005

  rm -rf /etc/motd <br />
  <br />
  :)
• 
  Dave 06:22, January 9, 2007

  Worked great, didn't have to reboot my server.
• 
  Steve 17:58, August 14, 2007

  So if I want a MOTD with the users name, login, and time/date.<br />
  <br />
  How would i start?<br />
  <br />
  IE Wecome <user> to mysever.<br />
  Date is:<br />
  <br />
  Your webspace is mydomain/~username<br />
  <br />
  Any webpages you can point me too?
• 
  Maarten 11:08, May 19, 2008

  You don't have to reboot your machine, sending a HUP-signal to the sshd process will make the sshd reread its config file and apply it.<br />
  <br />
  Thus :<br />
  1.) Create the banner file<br />
  2.) Insert the Banner-line into the sshd config file<br />
  3.) ps -ef | grep sshd<br />
  4.) kill -HUP <<sshd PID>><br />
  <br />
  It should work from then on.
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