- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Preface
- Introduction
- Access Control
- Access control settings
- Security for management access
- Authentication
- Authorization
- Component access controls
- Data security settings
- Password policy
- Physical security controls
- Login banner and message of the day
- Logging
- Communication Security
- Communication security settings
- Port usage
- Ports used by Unisphere components on VNX for block
- How VNX for file works on the network
- Network encryption
- Management support for TLS communications on VNX2 systems
- SSL certificates
- Planning considerations for Public Key Infrastructure on VNX for file
- IP packet reflect on VNX for file systems
- Effect of filtering management network
- vSphere Storage API for Storage Awareness (VASA) support
- Special configurations
- Secure Remote Procedure Call
- Other security considerations
- Data Security Settings
- Data at Rest Encryption overview
- Data at Rest Encryption feature activation
- Encryption status
- Backup keystore file
- Data in place upgrade
- Hot spare operations
- Adding a disk drive to a VNX with encryption activated
- Removing a disk drive from a VNX with encryption enabled
- Replacing a chassis and SPs from a VNX with encryption enabled
- Security Maintenance
- Advanced Management Capabilities
- Secure deployment and usage settings
- TLS cipher suites
- LDAP-based directory server configuration
- VNX for file CLI role-based access
- VNX for file CLI security configuration operations
- Configuring password policy
- Configuring session timeout
- Protect session tokens
- Configuring network encryption and authentication using the SSL protocol
- Configuring PKI
- Creating the certificate provided by the persona
- Using the Control Station as the CA
- Obtaining CA certificates
- Generate a key set and certificate request
- Send the certificate request to the CA
- Import a CA-signed certificate
- List the available CA certificates
- Acquire a CA certificate
- Import a CA certificate
- Generate a new Control Station CA certificate
- Display the certificate
- Distribute the Control Station CA certificate
- Request and Install Customer-Supplied Certificates for Control Station
- Managing PKI
- Customize a login banner
- Create a MOTD
- Restrict anonymous root login
- Locking accounts after a specific number of failed logins
- VNX for block SSL certificate import
EMC® VNX® Series Security Configuration Guide for VNX
Create a MOTD
About this task
The message of the day (MOTD) file, /etc/motd, is displayed after a user successfully logs in. It can be used for any informational purpose, but is particularly useful for sending messages that affect all users. The message might contain information about a server upgrade or an alert about an impending system shutdown. By default, this file is empty.
- Log in to the CLI with your username and password. You must have root privileges to access the /etc/motd file.
- Edit the /etc/motd file using vi or another text editor.
EMC suggests you add an extra carriage return at the end of the banner message.
Use spaces, tabs, and carriage returns to format the message. In general, you should limit the size of the message to no more than a single screen.
- Log in to the CLI or Unisphere to display the MOTD and verify your changes.
NOTE:You can also customize the MOTD using the
. You must have root privileges to access the Message of the Day field.
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