Users Guide

lower number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword lower then the lower number. The range is from 0 to 31.
numeric number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword numeric then the numeric number. The range is from 0
to 31.
special-char
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords special-char then the number of special characters
permitted. The range is from 0 to 31.
The following special characters are supported:
! " # % & ' ( ) ; < = > ? [ \ ] * + , - . / : ^ _ { | } ~ @ $
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.5(0.1) Introduced lockout-period option on the Z9500.
9.5(0.0) Introduced lockout-period option on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, and MXL.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
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.
6.3.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Example In the following example, after 5 un-successful login attempts, the session (SSH/TELNET) goes into a locked state
for 5 minutes. If all the 10 sessions are locked out with 5 un-successful attempts in each session, no users can login
during the lockout-period.
DellEMC(conf)# password-attributes max-retry 5 lockout-period 5
Related Commands
• password — species a password for users on terminal lines.
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