The ssh server doesn't escape the sequence characters in the banner file.
Issue
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I specified a banner file in
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
so that the banner would be displayed when logged in remotely via ssh.Banner /etc/issue.net
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I was expecting to see the OS version and other information, but the text in the banner file was displayed as follows.
$ ssh testuser@testserver \S Kernel \r on an \m Last login: Tue Mar 23 08:59:23 2021 from 10.99.1.143
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- openssh-server
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