Configuring the Console Greeting Message

This article explains how to configure the greeting message for the Skylight orchestrator console.

Procedure Requirements

1. This procedure must be executed from the appliance console.
2. This procedure must be executed as the visionems user. To execute this procedure, you must know the account’s credentials.

Procedure Steps

1. Log in to the appliance console as the visionems user.

2. At the Skylight prompt, enter: shell
   You are brought to the appliance’s OS-level shell.

3. Enter the user ID and password for the visionems user.

4. Enter: sudo bash

5. Enter the visionems password.

6. Enter: cd /etc/update-motd.d

7. Enter: rm*

8. Enter: rm /etc/motd
   This deletes a symbolic link to /var/motd

9. Enter: export TERM=vt100

10. Enter: vi ../motd

11. Enter the text that you want the appliance to display at the next login. Suggested text:
    

12. Save and quit by entering: wq!