This article describes how to configure a pre-login banner for Junos Space WebGUI/UI and CLI.

Creating a banner to deliver pre-login messages to users on Junos Space WebGUI/UI

Note: This procedure is applicable to Junos Space version 17.2 and later.

1. Log in to the CLI of VIP node.

2. Update the file   [/var/www/html/banner/banner.html]  with your custom banner message.

3. Execute the script in the location /var/www/cgi-bin/changeUserInterfaceBanner.pl .

perl changeUserInterfaceBanner.pl

Usage: perl changeUserInterfaceBanner.pl action=[enable|disable]

4. Log in to Junos Space WebGUI/UI and verify that you are able to see the login banner as shown below with the custom message:

Creating a banner to deliver pre-login messages to users on Junos Space CLI

1. Log in to the CLI of each Junos Space node.

2. Create your custom banner message in the /etc folder.

       vi /etc/custom_banner

   Press "i" to edit the file, write your custom message, save the file by using ESC+wq!

3. Run the following command to change the banner in the sshd_config file.

   sed -i 's/issue/custom_banner/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config && /etc/init.d/sshd restart
   

   This sed command replaces the "issue" file with "custom_banner" created in step 2.
   The "issue" output is the default banner present in the sshd_config file which shows the version of the server as the banner.

4. To validate that the banner configuration has been changed, run the following command:
         less /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -i banner

5. Login to the Junos Space CLI using SSH and verify the configure banner.

2019-05-18: Added instructions for adding a banner via the CLI.