Administrator Guide

numeric number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword numeric then the numeric number. The range is
from 0 to 31.
special-char
number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords special-char then the number of special
characters permitted. The range is from 0 to 31.
Defaults 0 minutes for the lock out period. The lockout-period is not enabled.
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.
9.5(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.
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