How to Update SSH & MOTD Banner on CentOS 6 Rumi, December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 For legal reasons, Some people need to display a warning banner on their Linux machine before login so that a person requires to acknowledge the contents of the banner before entering the password. To do this, edit a/etc/issue.net file and fill it with the desired context. Edit the /etc/issue.net file: sudo nano /etc/issue.net Here is mine banner as a sample, you can add your’s here: ######################################################### # Authorized access only! # # Disconnect IMMEDIATELY if you are not an authorized user!!! # # All actions Will be monitored and recorded # ############################################################### Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config file: sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config Locate the line, that contains Banner and uncomment it as given below: Banner /etc/issue.net Restart sshd: sudo service sshd restart To configure the MOTD, we need to edit /etc/motd file: sudo nano /etc/motd Here is mine custom MOTD that I want to show to the users after login: ################################ # If you are not authorized to access# # or use this system, disconnect now # ###################################### Now, If we try to login, it will show us the warning banner as well as MOTD after login , that we just configured: Hope this will help you! Src: https://rbgeek.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/how-to-update-ssh-motd-banner-in-centos-6/ Administrations Configurations (Linux) CentOSPuttySSHSSHD