Re: Login Warning

Wayne Betts <wbetts@xxxxxxx> · Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:48:15 -0500

Apparently Kelley Coleman (Kelley.Coleman@xxxxxx) wrote:
I've been tasked to get login warnings on our Linux systems.  On the

console, I need a login warning to display on the same screen or on an

immediately prior screen where the username and password would be

entered. 
I also need to display the same or similar warning on all ssh and sftp

connections.  I've found where I can get the warnings to show AFTER

someone has connected, but not before. Seems a little

counter-intuitive

to me, but I'm told by our security officer that it is a requirement. 
Any thoughts?
Kelley Coleman

Try the Banner option in the sshd_config.  It displays the banner before 
the login process is done, and still allows a separate motd if you like 
which as you've discovered is displayed after authentication.
In the sshd_config file, look for (or add yourself) a line starting with 
"Banner"  There is probably already a Banner line commented out.  Here 
for instance is what mine looks like:
# no default banner path
#Banner /some/path
Banner /etc/DOEbanner
The first two lines are exactly as packaged, effectively turning the 
option off since they are commented out.  The third line I added (plus 
of course I created the file /etc/DOEbanner with the required text.)  
(Restart your sshd (or SIGHUP) to reread the new configuration once done.)
Hth,
Wayne (not Wayner)
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