Chapter 4
| System Management Commands
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Command Usage
â—† If user input is detected within the timeout interval, the session is kept open;
otherwise the session is terminated.
â—† This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.
â—† The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.
â—† Using the command without specifying a timeout restores the default setting.
Example
To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:
Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 120
Console(config-line)#
login This command enables password checking at login. Use the no form to disable
password checking and allow connections without a password.
Syntax
login [local]
no login
local - Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on the user
name specified with the username command.
Default Setting
login local
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
â—† There are three authentication modes provided by the switch itself at login:
â–
login selects authentication by a single global password as specified by the
password line configuration command. When using this method, the
management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) mode.
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login local selects authentication via the user name and password
specified by the username command (i.e., default setting). When using this
method, the management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) or Privileged
Exec (PE) mode, depending on the user’s privilege level (0 or 15
respectively).
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no login selects no authentication. When using this method, the
management interface starts in Normal Exec (NE) mode.
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