Users Guide

Version Description
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.
Dell(conf)# password-attributes max-retry 5 lockout-period 5
Related
Commands
• password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
service password-encryption
Encrypt all passwords configured in Dell Networking OS.
Syntax
service password-encryption
To store new passwords as clear text, use the no service password-encryption
command.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see
the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
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