Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1685

The motd banner is usually displayed prior to logging into the switch, although some protocols, for example SSH, may enforce different behavior. See the user guidelines for banner motd acknowledge for some examples. Example console(config)# banner motd "IMPORTANT: There is a power shutdown at 23:00hrs today, duration 1 hr 30 minutes." When the MOTD banner is executed, the following displays: IMPORTANT: There is a power shutdown at 23:00hrs today, duration 1 hr 30 minutes. banner motd acknowledge The banner displayed on the console must be acknowledged if banner motd acknowledge is executed. Enter "y" or "n" to continue to the login prompt. If "n" is entered, the session is terminated and no further communication is allowed on that session. However, serial connection will not get terminated if 'y' is not entered. Use the no banner motd acknowledge command to disable banner acknowledge. Syntax banner motd acknowledge no banner motd acknowledge Default Configuration This command has no default configuration. Command Mode Global Configuration mode User Guidelines Various terminal emulators exhibit different behaviors with regards to the MOTD and the acknowledge prompt, for example, TeraTerm and putty. There are also different behaviors based upon the protocol used (SSH versus System Management Commands 1685