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Parameters
limit number-of-
sessions
Sets the number of concurrent sessions that any user can have on console and
virtual terminal lines. The range is from 1 to 12 (10 VTY lines, one console, and one
AUX line).
clear-line enable
Enables you to clear your existing sessions.
Defaults Not congured. You can use all the available sessions.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. 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
9.8(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820, S4048–ON, S3048–ON, S5000, S6000, S6000-
ON, and Z9500.
Usage Information
You must have either the System Administrator or Security Administrator privileges to congure login
concurrent-session limit or to enable clear-line.
To limit the number of concurrent sessions that any user can have on console, auxiliary, and virtual terminal
lines, use the login concurrent-session limit number-of-sessions command.
If the login concurrent-session clear-line enable command is congured, you are provided
with an option to clear any of your existing sessions after a successful login authentication. When you reach
the maximum concurrent session limit, you can still log in by clearing any of your existing sessions.
Example
The following example shows how to limit the number of concurrent sessions that any user can have to four:
Dell(conf)#login concurrent-session limit 4
Dell(conf)#
The following example shows how to use the login concurrent-session clear-line enable
command.
Dell(conf)#login concurrent-session clear-line enable
Dell(conf)#
When you try to log in, the following message appears with all your existing concurrent sessions, providing
an option to close any one of the existing sessions:
$ telnet 10.11.178.14
Trying 10.11.178.14...
Connected to 10.11.178.14.
Escape character is '^]'.
Login: admin
Password:
Current sessions for user admin:
Line Location
2 vty 0 10.14.1.97
3 vty 1 10.14.1.97
Clear existing session? [line number/Enter to cancel]:
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