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Figure 4-6. Configuring Login Authentication on a Terminal Line
Timing out of EXEC Privilege Mode
EXEC timeout is a basic security feature that returns Dell Networking OS to the EXEC mode after a period
of inactivity on terminal lines.
To change the timeout period or disable EXEC timeout.
To view the configuration, enter the
show config command from LINE mode (Figure 4-7).
Figure 4-7. Configuring EXEC Timeout
Task Command Syntax Command Mode
Set the number of minutes and seconds.
Default: 10 minutes on console, 30 minutes on VTY.
Disable EXEC timeout by setting the timeout period to 0.
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
LINE
Return to the default timeout values.
no exec-timeout
LINE
Dell (conf)#aaa authentication login myvtymethodlist line
Dell (conf)#line vty 0 2
Dell (conf-line-vty)#login authentication myvtymethodlist
Dell (conf-line-vty)#password myvtypassword
Dell (conf-line-vty)#show config
line vty 0
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
line vty 1
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
line vty 2
password myvtypassword
login authentication myvtymethodlist
Dell (conf-line-vty)#
Dell (conf)#line con 0
Dell (conf-line-console)#exec-timeout 0
Dell (conf-line-console)#show config
line console 0
exec-timeout 0 0
Dell (conf-line-console)#