Password-thresh 4-49, Password-thresh (4-49) – LevelOne FGL-2870 User Manual

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System Management Commands

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Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

• If user input is detected within the timeout interval, the session is kept open;

otherwise the session is terminated.

• This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.
• The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.
• Using the command without specifying a timeout restores the default setting.

Example
To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:

Related Commands

silent-time (4-50)
timeout login response (4-48)

password-thresh

This command sets the password intrusion threshold which limits the number of
failed logon attempts. Use the no form to remove the threshold value.

Syntax

password-thresh [threshold]
no password-thresh

threshold - The number of allowed password attempts.
(Range: 1-120; 0: no threshold)

Default Setting

The default value is three attempts.

Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

• When the logon attempt threshold is reached, the system interface becomes

silent for a specified amount of time before allowing the next logon attempt.
(Use the silent-time command to set this interval.) When this threshold is
reached for Telnet, the Telnet logon interface shuts down.

• This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.

Example
To set the password threshold to five attempts, enter this command:

Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 120
Console(config-line)#

Console(config-line)#password-thresh 5
Console(config-line)#

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