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Syntax
Usage Guidelines
By default, the password for a management user has no requirements other than a minimum length of 6
alphanumeric or special characters.You do not need to configure a different management user password policy
Parameter Description
enable enable the password management policy
password-lock-out The number of failed attempts within a 3 minute window that causes the
user to be locked out for the period of time specified by the password-lock-
out-time parameter.
Range: 0-10 attempts. By default, the password lockout feature is disabled,
and the default value of this parameter is 0 attempts.
password-lock-out-time The number of minutes a user who has exceeded the maximum number of
failed password attempts is locked out of the network. After this period has
passed, the lockout is cleared without administrator intervention.
Range: 1 min to 1440 min (24 hrs). Default: 3.
NOTE: When a management user gets locked out, that event is logged in the
controller log file. The management user lockout warning message can
have any one of the following warning IDs.
z 125060 = Password policy locked out a management user created via
the mgmt-user command in the serial console CLI.
z 125061 = Password policy locked out a management user created via
the WebUI or the mgmt-user command in the Telnet/SSH CLI.
z 133109 = Password policy locked out a management user created via
the local-userdb command in the CLI.
password-max-character-repeat The maximum number of consecutive repeating characters allowed in a
management user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no limitation on the numbers of
character that can repeat within a password, and the parameter has a
default value of 0 characters.
password-min-digit The minimum number of numeric digits required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 digits. By default, there is no requirement for numerical digits in
a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
password-min-length The minimum number of characters required for a management user
password
Range: 6-64 characters. Default: 6.
password-min-lowercase-characters The minimum number of lowercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for lowercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
password-min-special-character The minimum number of special characters required in a management user
password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for special
characters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0. See
Usage Guidelines below for a list of allowed and disallowed special
characters
password-min-uppercase-characters The minimum number of uppercase characters required in a management
user password.
Range: 0-10 characters. By default, there is no requirement for uppercase
letters in a password, and the parameter has a default value of 0.
password-not-username Password cannot be the management users’ current username or the
username spelled backwards.