How to create a welcome-note for SSH server

It’s very simple to create a welcome-note for SSH server by adding a text file in ‘/etc/ssh/’ location In that file we can add the content as welcome-note.Here are the steps as given below:

Step 1: Create the text file which contains your welcome note under ‘/etc/ssh/’ location.

cd /etc/ssh/
touch welcome.txt
echo ":::Hai, Welcome to cpanelplesk's SSH:::" > welcome.txt
cat welcome.txt
:::Welcome to cpanelplesk:::

Step 2: Now add the Banner file details in your SSH configuration file:

ssh conf file : /etc/ssh/sshd_config
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-----
#Banner none
Banner /etc/ssh/welcome.txt

Step 3: Restart the SSH daemon:

service sshd restart
Or
/etc/init.d/sshd restart

Try to ssh you will get the welcome note

ssh 192.168.0....
:::Hai, Welcome to cpanelplesk:::
[email protected]... password:

That’s all we have to do.