Administrator Guide
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.5(0.1) Introduced the lockout-period option on the Z9500.
9.5(0.0) Introduced the lockout-period option on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, and
MXL.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.3.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Example
In the following example, after 5 un-successful login attempts, the session (SSH/TELNET) goes into a locked
state for 5 minutes. If all the 10 sessions are locked out with 5 un-successful attempts in each session, no users
can login during the lockout-period.
Dell(conf)#password-attributes max-retry 5 lockout-period 5
Related
Commands
password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys.
C9000 Series
Syntax
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys, router authentication strings,
VRRP authentication, use the service obscure-passwords command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.6.0.0 Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, Z9000, Z9500, MXL
Usage Information
By default, the service password-encryption command stores encrypted passwords. For greater
security, you can also use the service obscure-passwords command to prevent a user from reading the
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