Description
This article describes how to customize the disclaimer banner for (pre- or post-) admin login on FortiGate.
Scope
FortiGate.
Solution
To edit the Pre and Post login Disclaimer message go under System -> Replacement Messages and select Extended View.
Once the Disclaimer is selected, select Edit and the following screen shows, with the possibility to edit the Disclaimer in the right side, and preview on the left. The use of System variables is optional:
Determining the Maximum Limit of the Post and Pre-Login Disclaimer banner for admin login:
Total Size: 32.8 kB
BASIC WORD COUNT STATISTICS
Total Words = 4698
Total Characters (with space) = 32768
Total Characters (without space) = 28071
If the limit is exceeded, the Save Button will be grid out, and will be unable to save the data. It will show the message Size in kB and display the error Replacement message is too large.
To enable the Pre-login and Post-login disclaimer banners on FortiGate, refer to the following articles:
Technical Tip: Enabling and using the admin disclaimer page
Technical Tip: Configuring a disclaimer page on a FortiGate firewall policy
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