Users Guide

Security Commands 1167
console(config)#passwords aging 100
passwords history
As administrator, use the passwords history command in Global
Configuration mode to set the number of previous passwords that are stored
for each user account. When a local user changes his or her password, the user
is not able to reuse any password stored in password history. This setting
ensures that users do not reuse their passwords often. The default is 0. Use
the no form of this command to set the password history to the default value
of 0.
Syntax
passwords history 0-10
no passwords history
Default Configuration
The default value is 0.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example sets the number of previous passwords remembered by
the system at 10.
console(config)#passwords history 10
passwords lock-out
Use the passwords lock-out command in Global Configuration mode to
strengthen the security of the switch by locking user accounts that have failed
login due to wrong passwords. When a lockout count is configured, a user
who is logging in must enter the correct password within that count.
Otherwise that user is locked out from further switch access. Only a user with