We can create banner/welcome-note for SSH server simply by adding a text file in ‘/etc/ssh/’ location which contails the content as welcome-note.
Do follow the steps below:
Step 1: Create the text file which has your welcome note under ‘/etc/ssh/’ location.
[[email protected] ~]# cd /etc/ssh/
[[email protected] ssh]# touch welcome.txt
[[email protected] ssh]# echo ":::Hai, Welcome to crybit's SSH:::" > welcome.txt
[[email protected] ssh]# cat welcome.txt
:::Hai, Welcome to crybit's SSH:::
Step 2: Add the Banner file details in your SSH configuration file:
ssh conf file : /etc/ssh/sshd_config
[[email protected] ~]# vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-----
#Banner none
Banner /etc/ssh/welcome.txt
-----
Step 3: Reatart the SSH daemon:
[[email protected] ~]# service sshd restart
Or
[[email protected] ~]# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Try to ssh you will get the welcome note π
Example:
[[email protected] ~]# ssh localhost
:::Hai, Welcome to crybit's SSH:::
[email protected]'s password:
That’s it..! π π
Related Links:
How to manage SSH permission for custom users under your server
How to disable SSH login as root user β PermitRootLogin
/etc/hosts.allow
/etc/hosts.deny
Very good simple and clear Im using centos 6.6, worked first time.
Thank you, Peter!