Article ID: 245095 - Last Review: October 30, 2006 - Revision: 2.1

HOW TO: Change the Telnet Server Banner and Run Programs for All Users

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SUMMARY

You can change your Telnet server to display a banner and run programs upon logon for all users by modifying the Login.cmd file. You can modify this file to run other programs (such as a different shell). The commands in the Login.cmd file are run for all users.

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Changing the Login.cmd File

  1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the %SystemRoot%\System32\Login.cmd file.
  2. Modify the Telnet server banner or add the path and name of the program you want to run upon logon.

    For example, you could change
    echo Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Server
    to:
    echo Welcome to Microsoft Telnet Server on Server: %computername%
    You could also add the following line at the end of the file to change the command prompt to reflect the name of the server in your Telnet session:
    prompt %computername%:$P$G
  3. Save the file, and then quit Notepad.

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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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