Administrator Guide

When you configure the root access password, ensure that your password meets the following criteria:
○ A minimum of eight characters in length
○ A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
○ A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
○ A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
○ A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
DellEMC)# show running-config | g root
root-access password 7 f4dc0cb9787722dd1084d17f417f164cc7f730d4f03d4f0215294cbd899614e3
Enabling User Lockout for Failed Login Attempts
You can configure the system to lock out local users for a specific period for unsuccessful login attempts.
This feature enhances the security of the switch by locking out the local user account if there are more number of unsuccessful
login attempts than what is configured using the max-retry parameter. To enable the user lock out feature, use the following
commands:
Enable the user lockout feature.
CONFIGURATION
password-attributes user-lockout-period minutes
Enter the duration in minutes.
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