Which file to setup security message on esx server

[chengdj]

I thought the banner message is on /etc/issue to setup security message when user putty into ESX server ?

thanks

[vmroyale]

/etc/issue should cover local console connections.

/etc/ssh/sshd_config is for the putty connections.

[Texiwill · Accepted solution]

Hello,

THere are several locations you should edit.....

These appear before login:

/etc/issue

/etc/issue.net

This appears after login:

/etc/motd

/etc/ssh/sshd_config references another file like /etc/motd

/etc/xinetd.d/* .... The 'banner' line in each stanza can also be added to show banners, etc.

This depends on how security conscious you are.

These types of soft security modifications are usually defined by your Linux hardening script. There is nothing that really needs to be changed that is vmware specific.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the forthcoming 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', publishing January 2008, Copyright 2008 Pearson Education. Available on Rough Cuts at http://safari.informit.com/9780132302074

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Since this is a security question I moved the thread to the Security and Compliance forum....

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

====

Author of the forthcoming 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', publishing January 2008, Copyright 2008 Pearson Education. Available on Rough Cuts at http://safari.informit.com/9780132302074