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            <h1>Add a Logon Warning Notification to Linux</h1>
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	<li>Log into the Linux device</li>
	<li>Run the following command in a terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># create the logon notification text<br />
	sudo nano /etc/logon-warning.txt</div>
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	<li>Enter the text to be displayed during logon, below is an example
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******************************* WARNING *******************************
*                                                                     *
* This system is intended for use by authorized users only.           *
* Unauthorized or improper use of this system is strictly prohibited. *
*                                                                     *
***********************************************************************


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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
	<li>Continue with the following command in terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># edit ssh config file<br />
	sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config</div>
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	<li>Press CTRL+W and search for Banner</li>
	<li>Uncomment the Banner line by removing the #</li>
	<li>Enter the path to the logon-warning.txt file as the value
	<p>Banner /etc/logon-warning.txt</p>
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	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes</li>
	<li>Continue with the following command in terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># restart the ssh server<br />
	sudo systemctl restart ssh*</div>
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	<li>That&#39;s it, try connecting to a new session and the logon warning message should be displayed</li>
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