IT - SSH: Banner page

• macOS
1. Enable the Banner option. Edit file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and enabled the Banner option. For that you need to remove the comment character (#) from the line and include a filename after the option. It should be like Banner /etc/ssh/motd.
2. Create a banner file. It should be the same file as indicated by the Banner option above.
3. Set file permissions
4. Restart the SSH service
   
   

   $ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   $ sudo vi /etc/ssh/motd
   $ sudo chmod a=r,u+w /etc/ssh/motd
   $ sudo sudo launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd
   $ sudo sudo launchctl start com.openssh.sshd

• Fedora 36 / 37 / 38 / 39
1. Enable the Banner option. Edit file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and enabled the Banner option. For that you need to remove the comment character (#) from the line and include a filename after the option. It should be like Banner /etc/ssh/motd.
2. Create a banner file. It should be the same file as indicated by the Banner option above.
3. Set file permissions
4. Restart the SSH service
   
   

   $ sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   $ sudo vi /etc/ssh/motd
   $ sudo chmod a=r,u+w /etc/ssh/motd
   $ sudo systemctl restart sshd