Chapter 4
| System Management Commands
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Example
Console(config-line)#password 0 secret
Console(config-line)#
Related Commands
login (144)
password-thresh (147)
password-thresh This command sets 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)
Default Setting
The default value is three attempts.
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
When the logon attempt threshold is reached, the system interface becomes silent
for a specified amount of time before allowing the next logon attempt. (Use the
silent-time command to set this interval.) When this threshold is reached for Telnet,
the Telnet logon interface shuts down.
Example
To set the password threshold to five attempts, enter this command:
Console(config-line)#password-thresh 5
Console(config-line)#
Related Commands
silent-time (148)
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