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Creating a PAM Issue (/etc/issue) message

About this task

Use the PAM Issue feature to display a message before you log in to the AE Services Management Console. The PAM Issue screen also contains a Continue to Login link.

The PAM Issue text is stored in /etc/issue. If the etc/issue file does not exist, AE Services will not display a PAM Issue message.

noteNote

If you access the AE Services Linux shell (command prompt) either locally using a system console or remotely using a secure shell (ssh) client, you will see the PAM Issue message.

Procedure

  1. From the AE Services Management Console main menu, select Security > PAM > PAM Issue.
  2. Follow these steps to complete the PAM Issue page.
    1. Accept the default, Display a message prior to login.
    2. Replace the default display (the Warning Notice) with the message of your choice.
      tipTip

      The text window on the page is 80 columns wide and 25 lines long. As you approach the 80 column limit, press Enter to force the start of the next line. If you do not force a new line, the text will extend beyond the 80 character boundary.

  3. Click Apply Changes.