Reference Guide

Version Description
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To configure the switch as an SCP server, use the ip ssh server command.
Related
Commands
ip ssh server — enables the SSH and SCP server on the switch.
ip ssh authentication-retries
Configure the maximum number of attempts that should be used to authenticate a user.
C9000 Series
Syntax
ip ssh authentication-retries 1-10
Parameters
1-10 Enter the number of maximum retries to authenticate a
user. The range is from 1 to 10. The default is 3.
Defaults 3
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.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
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.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information This command specifies the maximum number of attempts to authenticate a user
on an SSH connection with the remote host for password authentication. SSH
disconnects when the number of password failures exceeds authentication-retries.
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