Configuring logon banner messages

Last Updated : May 31, 2023 |

About this task

When users log on to the EMS GUI or command line (CLI) user interfaces, users see a standard banner message. These standard messages are located in the following banner files:

  • /usr/local/ipcs/etc/notice.sbc

  • /usr/local/ipcs/etc/dod.notice.sbc

  • /usr/local/ipcs/etc/gui-login-notice

Important:

Do not edit the original banner files. You must make copies of the original banner files and edit the copies.

You can create copies of these banner files and customize the files with your own greeting or security warnings. You can have different messages on each of the servers in your deployment, customizing the message for different servers. For example, you can put the name of the server in the logon banner message to clarify to which server users are logged on.

Note:

The /usr/local/ipcs/etc/dod.notice.sbc banner file is only used with government defense JITC deployments.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the CLI with administrator credentials.
  2. If needed, use the following command to log on as root:

    su root

  3. Move to the banner message directory:

    cd /usr/local/ipcs/etc

  4. Enter one of the following commands to copy the standard banner file to a new file used to customize the message:
    • cp notice.sbc notice.sbc.custom

    • cp dod.notice.sbc dod.notice.sbc.custom

    • cp gui-login-notice gui-login-notice.custom

  5. Enter one of the following commands to open the banner files in the vi editor:
    • vi notice.sbc.custom

    • vi dod.notice.sbc.custom

    • vi gui-login-notice.custom

  6. Edit the file to display the logon welcome information, including any special security, copyright, legal, or usage warnings.
  7. Save and close the file.
  8. Enter the following command to activate the new custom banner:

    /usr/local/ipcs/icu3/scripts/setBannersPolicy.sh