System information

3-50
Command Line Interface
3
Related Commands
login (3-48)
password-thresh (3-50)
exec-timeout
Use this command to set the interval that the system waits until user input is
detected. Use the no form to restore the default.
Syntax
exec-timeout seconds
no exec-timeout
seconds - Integer that specifies the number of seconds.
(Range: 0 - 65535 seconds; 0: no timeout)
Default Setting
CLI: No timeout
Telnet: 10 minutes
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
• If user input is detected within the timeout interval, the session is kept open;
otherwise the session is terminated.
• This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.
• The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.
Example
To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:
password-thresh
Use this command to set the password intrusion threshold which limits the number
of failed logon attempts. Use the no form to remove the threshold value.
Syntax
password-thresh threshold
no password-thresh
threshold - The number of allowed password attempts.
(Range: 1-120; 0: no threshold)
Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 120
Console(config-line)#