HP 2910AL - Manual (Page 45)

Selecting a Management Interface
Advantages of Using ProCurve Manager or ProCurve Manager Plus
Use show banner motd to display the current banner status.
Syntax: banner motd < delimiter >
no banner motd
This command defines the single character used to termi­
nate the banner text and enables banner text input. You
can use any character except a blank space as a delimiter.
The no form of the command disables the login banner
feature.
< banner-text-string >
The switch allows up to 3070 banner characters,
including blank spaces and CR-LF
([Enter]). (The tilde “ ~
“
and the delimiter defined by banner motd <delimiter> are
not allowed as part of the banner text.) While entering
banner text, you can backspace to edit the current line
(that is, a line that has not been terminated by a CR-LF.)
However, terminating a line in a banner by entering a
CR-LF prevents any further editing of that line. To edit a
line in a banner entry after terminating the line with a
CR-LF requires entering the delimiter described above
and then re-configuring new banner text.
The banner text string must terminate with the character
defined by banner motd < delimiter >.
Example of Configuring and Displaying a Banner
Suppose a system operator wanted to configure the following banner message
on her company’s switches:
This is a private system maintained by the
Allied Widget Corporation.
Unauthorized use of this system can result in
civil and criminal penalties!
In this case, the operator will use the [Enter] key to create line breaks, blank
spaces for line centering, and the
% symbol to terminate the banner message.
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