ssh login banner

[Keith]

On Jul 8, 2009, at 5:35 AM, Thomas K Gamble wrote:

> Since upgrading to jaunty, my ssh client no longer interprets the  
> ansi escape
> sequences of the banner on the server side. I have two servers that I
> regularly login to with the same banner (company requirement). Here  
> is the
> heading of the banner:
>
> \033[1;33m
> ********************************************************************** 
> ********
> \033[1;31m NOTICE TO USERS\033[0m
>
> Hardy displayed these colors properly when logging in. Konsole  
> still displays
> them if I cat the banner.txt file. Ssh from server to server  
> (RHES5) displays it properly. Once logged in, the custom bash  
> prompt displays correctly. It seems to be a client side problem  
> with Jaunty's ssh and the login sequence. Any clues what the  
> problem might be?
>

I would research the use of anything except plain text in a log in to  
a terminal.
If you have any warnings or legal notices the fact that someone could  
log in
and not understand a message could exempt them from legal liability for
their actions. Just a thought.