Dell PowerEdge M805 - Manual (Page 258)

232 Password Management Commands
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Use the no form of this command to disable the password history function.
Syntax
passwords history historylength
no passwords history
• historylength—Number of previous passwords to be maintained in the history. (Range: 0-
10.)
Default Configuration
No password history is maintained.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example sets the number of previous passwords remembered by the system at
10.
console(config)#passwords history 10
passwords lock-out
As the administrator, use the passwords lock-out command in Global Configuration mode to
strengthen the security of the switch by enabling the user lockout feature. When a lockout count is
configured, a user who is logging in must enter the correct password within that count. Otherwise
that user will be locked out from further switch access. Only an administrator with an access level
of 15 can reactivate that user.
Use the no form of this command to disable the lockout feature.
Syntax
passwords lock-out attempts
no passwords lock-out
• attempts—Number of attempts the user is allowed to enter a correct password. (Range: 1-
5)
Default Configuration
The user lockout feature is disabled.