Administrator Guide

timeout login response
Specify how long the software waits for the login input (for example, the user name and password) before timing out.
C9000 Series
Syntax
timeout login response seconds
To return to the default values, use the no timeout login response command.
Parameters
seconds
Enter a number of seconds the software waits before logging you out. The range is:
• VTY: the range is from 1 to 30 seconds, the default is 30 seconds.
• Console: the range is from 1 to 300 seconds, the default is 0 seconds (no timeout).
• AUX: the range is from 1 to 300 seconds, the default is 0 seconds (no timeout).
Defaults See the defaults settings shown in Parameters.
Command Modes LINE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The software measures the period of inactivity defined in this command as the period between consecutive
keystrokes. For example, if your password is “password” you can enter “p” and wait 29 seconds to enter the next
letter.
username
Establish an authentication system based on user names.
Syntax
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | {password | secret
| sha256-password} [encryption-type] password [dynamic-salt]] [privilege level]
[role role-name]
If you do not want a specific user to enter a password, use the nopassword option.
To delete authentication for a user, use the no username name command.
Parameters
name Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63 characters.
access-class
access-list-name
Enter the keywords access-class then the name of a configured access control list
(either an IP access control list or MAC access control list).
nopassword Enter the keyword nopassword to specify that the user should not enter a password.
password Enter the keyword password then the encryption-type or the password.
encryption-type Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.
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