ONTAP LOGIN MOTD GENERATOR
Letters, numbers, spaces, periods, hyphens and underscores. Maximum 32 characters.
Our restricted-system wording is provided as an editable example. Confirm the final text with your legal or security team.
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ONTAP SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Cluster: cluster1
Node or SVM: cluster1-01
User: admin
Date and time: Wed Jul 22 2026 14:22:22 UTC
Incoming LIF: 192.168.0.101
Login device: /dev/pts/5
Architecture: amd64
DNS domain: demo.netapp.com
ONTAP release: Cloudwalker__9.9.1
Operating system: Data ONTAP
Local sessions: 6 users
Effective cluster version: NetApp Release Cloudwalker__9.9.1: Sun Jun 13 06:06:
29 UTC 2021
Active sessions for this user:
cluster1-01: Wed Jul 22 14:19:42 2026 from 192.168.0.5
cluster1-01: Wed Jul 22 14:15:55 2026 from 192.168.0.5
============================================================ONTAP interactive editor
Create a styled ONTAP MOTD
MOTD supports multi-line ASCII artwork and ONTAP dynamic values. The generated content appears after authentication and preserves the spacing shown below. Run the command without -message so ONTAP opens its interactive editor.
How to apply it
- Copy and run the editor command.
- Wait for ONTAP to display the MOTD editor prompt.
- Copy and paste the generated MOTD, then press Enter twice to exit the editor and save.
- Verify with
security login motd show -vserver "CLUSTER-01".
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WARNING: This is a restricted system. Unauthorized access or use is prohibited
and may result in disciplinary action and/or civil and criminal penalties.
Activity may be monitored and recorded. Continued use indicates consent.
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ONTAP SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Cluster: \C
Node or SVM: \n
User: \N
Date and time: \d \t
Incoming LIF: \I
Login device: \l
Architecture: \m
DNS domain: \O
ONTAP release: \r
Operating system: \s
Local sessions: \U
Effective cluster version: \v
Active sessions for this user:
\W
============================================================About this tool
Generates a layered ONTAP cluster login banner — the message shown before authentication on SSH/console access — combining large-format ASCII art (rendered via two figlet font styles), a block of live system-info placeholders (cluster name, node, ONTAP release, incoming LIF, session count, and more, each substituted by ONTAP at login time), and an optional restricted-system legal warning.
Toggle which system-info lines to include, preview exactly how each one renders with sample data before it is ever deployed, and copy the finished banner text straight into `security login banner modify` — no hand-formatting of escape sequences.
The restricted-system warning follows the wording commonly used for enterprise access-control banners (unauthorized access prohibited, activity monitored and recorded, continued use implies consent) — include it where a security policy requires a banner acknowledgment before login, or omit it for a cluster where it isn't relevant.
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