Hi Zimmerm,
Please try following procedure,
Login as the root user; create your login banner file:
# vi /etc/ssh/sshd-banner
Append text:
Welcome to nixCraft Remote Login!
Open sshd configuration file /etc/sshd/sshd_config using a text editor:
# vi /etc/sshd/sshd_config
Add/edit the following line:
Banner /etc/ssh/sshd-banner
Save file and restart the sshd server:
# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
and try it
Regards