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aaa authentication login {method-list-name | default} [method-1] [method-2] [method-3]
[method-4] [method-5] [method-6]
2 Apply the method list from Step 1 to a terminal line.
CONFIGURATION mode
login authentication {method-list-name | default}
3 If you used the line authentication method in the method list you applied to the terminal line, configure a password for the
terminal line.
LINE mode
password password
Example of Terminal Line Authentication
In the following example, VTY lines 0-2 use a single authentication method, line.
Dell(conf)#aaa authentication login myvtymethodlist line
Dell(conf)#line vty 0 2
Dell(config-line-vty)#login authentication myvtymethodlist
Dell(config-line-vty)#password myvtypassword
Dell(config-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(config-line-vty)#
Setting Time Out of EXEC Privilege Mode
EXEC time-out is a basic security feature that returns the system to EXEC mode after a period of inactivity on the terminal lines.
To set time out, use the following commands.
• Set the number of minutes and seconds. The default is 10 minutes on the console and 30 minutes on VTY. Disable EXEC
time out by setting the time-out period to 0.
LINE mode
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
• Return to the default time-out values.
LINE mode
no exec-timeout
Example of Setting the Time Out Period for EXEC Privilege Mode
The following example shows how to set the time-out period and how to view the configuration using the show config
command from LINE mode.
Dell(conf)#line console 0
Dell(config-line-console)#exec-timeout 0
Dell(config-line-console)#show config
line console 0
exec-timeout 0 0
Dell(config-line-console)#
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