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| System Management Commands
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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 (734)
silent-time This command sets the amount of time the management console is
inaccessible after the number of unsuccessful logon attempts exceeds the
threshold set by the password-thresh command. Use the no form to
remove the silent time value.
SYNTAX
silent-time [seconds]
no silent-time
seconds - The number of seconds to disable console response.
(Range: 0-65535; where 0 means disabled)
DEFAULT SETTING
Disabled
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